bucle
[ˈbukle]
The verdict
“bucle” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #20,288 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,288
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mechón rizado de cabello en forma de muelle.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bucle |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbukle] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #20,288 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bucle” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bucle is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbukle]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,288 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bucle, with forms such as "bbucle", "bcule", and "buccle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "bue", "bull", "bula", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bucle, spelled B-U-C-L-E.
Definition
- 1Mechón rizado de cabello en forma de muelle.
- 2Sentencia que permite ejecutar una o más instrucciones, varias veces.
- 3Tejido de aspecto abotonado obtenido con hilos de fantasía formando bucles, que se emplea para vestidos y abrigos.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbucle,bcule,buccle,bucel,buclle,bulce,ubcle,vucle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bucle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bucle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-U-C-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbukle] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bue” - see the side-by-side comparison. bucle vs bue
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.