bulk

/bʌlk/

//bʌlk// noun

The verdict

“bulk” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,544 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,544
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-bulk · bulk · Spanish

bulk · rank #86,544 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,544
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bullas

Nearest frequency peer: bullas (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “bulk”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bulk” sits against similarly uncommon Spanish ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bulk
PropertyValue
Headwordbulk
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bʌlk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#86,544
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “bulk” en la frecuencia del español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bullas” (#86,545), “Buril” (#86,546), “butrón” (#86,547). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bulk is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,544 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bʌlk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bulk, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bulk, spelled B-U-L-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Al granel.
  2. 2
    Al por mayor.
  3. 3
    Grueso.
  4. 4
    La mayor parte, el grueso de algo, la mayoría.
  5. 5
    Corpulencia, peso, tamaño, masa, volumen.
  6. 6
    Fibra muscular o comestible.

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 "bulk"?
"bulk" is spelled B-U-L-K. The IPA pronunciation is /bʌlk/.
What does "bulk" mean?
As a noun, "bulk" means: Al granel.
How do you pronounce "bulk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bulk" is /bʌlk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bulk" come from?
"bulk" 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 "bulk", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list