buenos días

[ˈbwenos ˈð̞ias]

/[ˈbwenos ˈð̞ias]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expresión cordial y formal de saludo usada entre el amanecer y el mediodía.

Corpus desk

Index ES-buenos-dias · buenos días · Spanish

buenos días · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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 buenos días
PropertyValue
Headwordbuenos días
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈbwenos ˈð̞ias]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “buenos días” en español

buenos díasno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

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

Rare enough to double-check

buenos días is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbwenos ˈð̞ias]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expresión cordial y formal de saludo usada entre el amanecer y el mediodía.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for buenos días, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is buenos días, spelled B-U-E-N-O-S- -D-Í-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expresión cordial y formal de saludo usada entre el amanecer y el mediodía.

This word in other languages

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 "buenos días"?
"buenos días" is spelled B-U-E-N-O-S- -D-Í-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbwenos ˈð̞ias].
What does "buenos días" mean?
As a phrase, "buenos días" means: Expresión cordial y formal de saludo usada entre el amanecer y el mediodía.
How do you pronounce "buenos días"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buenos días" is [ˈbwenos ˈð̞ias]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buenos días" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list