bufanda

/[buˈfãn̪d̪a]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,914

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

bufanda is aSpanishnoun. It means: Prenda larga y estrecha, por lo común de lana o seda, con que se envuelve y abriga el cuello y la boca. Pronounced [buˈfãn̪d̪a]. Often confused with bufandas and banda.

Key facts for bufanda
PropertyValue
Headwordbufanda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buˈfãn̪d̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,914
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bufanda is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [buˈfãn̪d̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,914 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for bufanda, with forms such as "bbufanda", "bfuanda", and "buafnda". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "bufandas", "banda", "blanda", 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 bufanda, spelled B-U-F-A-N-D-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prenda larga y estrecha, por lo común de lana o seda, con que se envuelve y abriga el cuello y la boca.
  2. 2
    Gratificación extraordinaria que recibe de su empresa un trabajador.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbufanda,bfuanda,buafnda,bufadna,bufanad,bufandda,bufannda,buffanda,bufnada,ubfanda,vufanda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bufanda

Misspelling Variants of "bufanda"

bbufanda8bfuanda7buafnda7bufadna7bufanad7bufandda8bufannda8buffanda8
Misspelling Variants of "bufanda"

Frequency rank: #21,914 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bufanda"?
"bufanda" is spelled B-U-F-A-N-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈfãn̪d̪a].
What does "bufanda" mean?
As a noun, "bufanda" means: Prenda larga y estrecha, por lo común de lana o seda, con que se envuelve y abriga el cuello y la boca.
What words are commonly confused with "bufanda"?
"bufanda" is commonly confused with "bufandas", "banda", "blanda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bufanda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bufanda" is [buˈfãn̪d̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bufanda" come from?
"bufanda" 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.