bungalow

[ˈbũŋgalo]

/[ˈbũŋgalo]/ noun

The verdict

“bungalow” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #65,179 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,179
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vivienda rústica, exenta, de una única planta y habitualmente rodeada de galerías con alero.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bungalow · bungalow · Spanish

bungalow · rank #65,179 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,179
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bulos

Nearest frequency peer: bulos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bungalow”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bungalow” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bungalow
PropertyValue
Headwordbungalow
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbũŋgalo]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,179
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bungalow” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bungalowcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bulos” (#65,178), “bufetes” (#65,176), “calcinado” (#65,182). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bungalow” va en #65,179. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bungalow is uncommon Spanish at frequency #65,179 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbũŋgalo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vivienda rústica, exenta, de una única planta y habitualmente rodeada de galerías con alero.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bungalow in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bungalow, spelled B-U-N-G-A-L-O-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vivienda rústica, exenta, de una única planta y habitualmente rodeada de galerías con alero.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sus numerosas casuchas de madera cubrían por un lado la montaña como un manto gris. Aquí y allá, entre techos cubiertos de nieve, dispersos bungalows y arquitecturas de consistencia masiva.
  2. Además no sé, te habrás fijado que este bungalow invita, basta que uno se instale en la veranda y mire un rato hacia el río y los naranjales, de golpe se está increíblemente lejos de Buenos Aires, perdido en un mundo elemental.

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 "bungalow"?
"bungalow" is spelled B-U-N-G-A-L-O-W. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbũŋgalo].
What does "bungalow" mean?
As a noun, "bungalow" means: Vivienda rústica, exenta, de una única planta y habitualmente rodeada de galerías con alero.
How do you pronounce "bungalow"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bungalow" is [ˈbũŋgalo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list