búmeran

[ˈbumeɾãn]

/[ˈbumeɾãn]/ noun

The verdict

“búmeran” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Arma que tras ser lanzada regresa a su punto de origen debido a su perfil y forma de lanzamiento especiales. Perteneciente a la clase de los bastones arrojadizos se utiliza para aturdir y, en casos...

Corpus desk

Index ES-bumeran · búmeran · Spanish

búmeran · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for búmeran
PropertyValue
Headwordbúmeran
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbumeɾãn]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “búmeran” sits in Spanish frequency

búmeran falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

búmeran is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbumeɾãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Arma que tras ser lanzada regresa a su punto de origen debido a su perfil y forma de lanzamiento especiales. Perteneciente a la clase de los bastones arrojadizos se utiliza para aturdir y, en casos...".

No misspelling variants are generated for búmeran in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 búmeran, spelled B-Ú-M-E-R-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arma que tras ser lanzada regresa a su punto de origen debido a su perfil y forma de lanzamiento especiales. Perteneciente a la clase de los bastones arrojadizos se utiliza para aturdir y, en casos excepcionales, matar a pequeños animales u hostigar a la infantería enemiga durante la batalla.

This word in other languages

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "búmeran"?
"búmeran" is spelled B-Ú-M-E-R-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbumeɾãn].
What does "búmeran" mean?
As a noun, "búmeran" means: Arma que tras ser lanzada regresa a su punto de origen debido a su perfil y forma de lanzamiento especiales. Perteneciente a la clase de los bastones arrojadizos se utiliza para aturdir y, en casos...
How do you pronounce "búmeran"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "búmeran" is [ˈbumeɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "búmeran" come from?
"búmeran" 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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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list