bullir
[buˈʝiɾ]
The verdict
“bullir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Agitarse el agua con remolinos y burbujas por efecto del calor, cuando su temperatura se acerca al punto en que pasa del estado líquido al gaseoso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bullir · bullir · Spanish
bullir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bullir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [buˈʝiɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bullir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bullir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [buˈʝiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bullir, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bullir, spelled B-U-L-L-I-R.
Definition
- 1Agitarse el agua con remolinos y burbujas por efecto del calor, cuando su temperatura se acerca al punto en que pasa del estado líquido al gaseoso.
- 2Agitarse un líquido u otra cosa, al modo del agua que hierve.
- 3Agitarse continuamente una persona.
- 4Agitarse dando señales de vida.
- 5Tener vida social, frecuentar los círculos sociales.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bullir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La sangre me bulle.
Un oleaje bulle, bulle muy lejano, murmura como un mar de hojas.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.