bufones

[buˈfones]

/[buˈfones]/ adj

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The verdict

“bufones” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,260. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,260
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del masculino plural de bufón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bufones · bufones · Spanish

bufones · rank #48,260 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,260
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bucles

Nearest frequency peer: bucles (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bufones”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bufones” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

bufones vs Bulnes
57% similar
bufones vs bones
71% similar
bufones vs bufón
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for bufones
PropertyValue
Headwordbufones
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[buˈfones]
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,260
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bufones”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bufonescae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bucles” (#48,259), “buscadas” (#48,261), “Busquets” (#48,262). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bufones” va en #48,260. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around bufones (IPA [buˈfones]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,260 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del masculino plural de bufón.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for bufones, with forms such as "bbufones", "bfuones", and "buffones". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Bulnes", "bones", "bufón", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is bufones, spelled B-U-F-O-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del masculino plural de bufón.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbufones
  • bfuones
  • buffones
  • bufnoes
  • bufoens
  • bufoness
  • bufonnes
  • bufonse
  • buofnes
  • ubfones
  • vufones

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bufones - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbufones1bfuones2buffones1bufnoes2bufoens2bufoness1bufonnes1bufonse2
Edit distance from "bufones"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bufones"?
"bufones" is spelled B-U-F-O-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈfones].
What does "bufones" mean?
As an adjective, "bufones" means: Forma del masculino plural de bufón.
What words are commonly confused with "bufones"?
"bufones" is commonly confused with "Bulnes", "bones", "bufón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bufones"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bufones" is [buˈfones]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bufones" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bufones", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brinden#48,256brincar#48,255caminen#48,266barrita#48,243

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

añadidura11 variantschequeos11 variantsatómicos11 variantsanálogas11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list