bueno

/[ˈbweno]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#160

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bueno is anSpanishadj. It means: Que tiene bondad en su corazón. Pronounced [ˈbweno]. It ranks #160 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with buey and buzo.

Key facts for bueno
PropertyValue
Headwordbueno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈbweno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#160
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bueno in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bueno is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbweno]. Corpus data places it at rank #160 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for bueno, with forms such as "bbueno", "beuno", and "buenno". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "buey", "buzo", "buró", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is bueno, spelled B-U-E-N-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene bondad en su corazón.
  2. 2
    Útil y a propósito para algo.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un alimento o una comida: Gustoso, agradable, divertido.
  4. 4
    Grande₁₋₂.
  5. 5
    Sano.
  6. 6
    Demasiadamente sencillo.
  7. 7
    No deteriorado, y que puede servir.
  8. 8
    Extraño, particular, notable.
  9. 9
    Suficiente.
  10. 10
    Bonachón, incrédulo, cándido.
  11. 11
    Sobrio, cuerdo, sereno, frugal.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbueno,beuno,buenno,bueon,buneo,ubeno,vueno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bueno

Misspelling Variants of "bueno"

bbueno6beuno5buenno6bueon5buneo5ubeno5vueno5
Misspelling Variants of "bueno"

Frequency rank: #160 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bueno"?
"bueno" is spelled B-U-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbweno].
What does "bueno" mean?
As an adj, "bueno" means: Que tiene bondad en su corazón.
What words are commonly confused with "bueno"?
"bueno" is commonly confused with "buey", "buzo", "buró". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bueno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bueno" is [ˈbweno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bueno" come from?
"bueno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.