buitre

[ˈbwit̪ɾe]

/[ˈbwit̪ɾe]/ noun

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The verdict

“buitre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #20,289. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,289
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cualquiera de una veintena de especies de aves rapaces de hábitos carroñeros, de característico cuello pelado; forman un grupo polifilético, en el que se cuentan aves de la familia de los accipítri...

Corpus desk

Index ES-buitre · buitre · Spanish

buitre · rank #20,289 · 9 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #20,289
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bucle

Nearest frequency peer: bucle (-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 “buitre”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “buitre” 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).

buitre vs buitres
86% similar

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

Key facts for buitre
PropertyValue
Headwordbuitre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbwit̪ɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,289
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “buitre”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.buitrecae 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 “bucle” (#20,288), “bula” (#20,290), “burgueses” (#20,291). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “buitre” va en #20,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around buitre (IPA [ˈbwit̪ɾe]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,289 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for buitre, with forms such as "bbuitre", "biutre", and "buirte". 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, "buitres", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is buitre, spelled B-U-I-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cualquiera de una veintena de especies de aves rapaces de hábitos carroñeros, de característico cuello pelado; forman un grupo polifilético, en el que se cuentan aves de la familia de los accipítridos en el Viejo Mundo, y de la familia de los catártidos en el Nuevo.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, persona rapaz y codiciosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. por lo cual, para andar por ella y no perderse, se guían por los aires que corren y por las estrellas y también por las aves que vuelan, principalmente cuervos y buitres y otras de rapiña, que siguen las inmundicias que se echan de los lugares poblados.
  2. pero, ni bien colocó el sartén sobre la mesa cuando ya lo levantó más limpio que una patena; porque el buitre Masramón a cucharadas los güevos se los tragaba de a dos….

This word in other languages

vulture(English)vautour(Français)Geier(Deutsch)abutre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuitre
  • biutre
  • buirte
  • buiter
  • buitrre
  • buittre
  • butire
  • ubitre
  • vuitre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbuitre1biutre2buirte2buiter2buitrre1buittre1butire2ubitre2
Edit distance from "buitre"

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 "buitre"?
"buitre" is spelled B-U-I-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbwit̪ɾe].
What does "buitre" mean?
As a noun, "buitre" means: Cualquiera de una veintena de especies de aves rapaces de hábitos carroñeros, de característico cuello pelado; forman un grupo polifilético, en el que se cuentan aves de la familia de los accipítri...
What words are commonly confused with "buitre"?
"buitre" is commonly confused with "buitres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "buitre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buitre" is [ˈbwit̪ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buitre" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

asfixia9 variantsanulado9 variantsAlvear9 variantsahorrado9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list