bucéfalo

[buˈsefalo]

/[buˈsefalo]/ noun

The verdict

“bucéfalo” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre estúpido, torpe y con falta de habilidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bucefalo · bucéfalo · Spanish

bucéfalo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for bucéfalo
PropertyValue
Headwordbucéfalo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buˈsefalo]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bucéfalo” en español

bucéfaloqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bucéfalo is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [buˈsefalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre estúpido, torpe y con falta de habilidad.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bucéfalo, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bucéfalo, spelled B-U-C-É-F-A-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre estúpido, torpe y con falta de habilidad.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bucéfalo"?
"bucéfalo" is spelled B-U-C-É-F-A-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈsefalo].
What does "bucéfalo" mean?
As a noun, "bucéfalo" means: Hombre estúpido, torpe y con falta de habilidad.
How do you pronounce "bucéfalo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bucéfalo" is [buˈsefalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bucéfalo" come from?
"bucéfalo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list