building

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

//ˈbɪl.dɪŋ// noun

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The verdict

“building” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #31,680. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,680
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Edificio, construcción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-building · building · Spanish

building · rank #31,680 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,680
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bálsamo

Nearest frequency peer: bálsamo (+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 “building”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “building” 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).

building vs bullying
75% similar

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

Key facts for building
PropertyValue
Headwordbuilding
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,680
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “building”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bálsamo” (#31,681), “cabezazo” (#31,682), “Briceño” (#31,677). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “building” va en #31,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around building (IPA /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,680 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Edificio, construcción.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for building, with forms such as "bbuilding", "biulding", and "buidling". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "bullying", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 building, spelled B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Edificio, construcción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how building appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The buildings in my school are old.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuilding
  • biulding
  • buidling
  • buildding
  • buildign
  • buildingg
  • buildinng
  • buildnig
  • builidng
  • buillding
  • buliding
  • ubilding
  • vuilding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of building - 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.

bbuilding1biulding2buidling2buildding1buildign2buildingg1buildinng1buildnig2
Edit distance from "building"

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 "building"?
"building" is spelled B-U-I-L-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/.
What does "building" mean?
As a noun, "building" means: Edificio, construcción.
What words are commonly confused with "building"?
"building" is commonly confused with "bullying". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "building"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "building" is /ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "building" come from?
"building" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cabezazo#31,682caradura#31,688Bejarano#31,669Barahona#31,662

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

calientan13 variantsbeautiful13 variantscolapsado13 variantscolorante13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list