búnker

/[ˈbũŋkeɾ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,109

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

búnker is aSpanishnoun. It means: Edificio subterráneo o semisubterráneo construido como fortificación militar para resguardar a la población de los ataques de la artillería pesada. Pronounced [ˈbũŋkeɾ]. Often confused with burger and baker.

Key facts for búnker
PropertyValue
Headwordbúnker
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbũŋkeɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#32,109
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of búnker in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for búnker is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbũŋkeɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,109 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for búnker, with forms such as "bbúnker", "bnúker", and "búkner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "burger", "baker", "banner", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is búnker, spelled B-Ú-N-K-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Edificio subterráneo o semisubterráneo construido como fortificación militar para resguardar a la población de los ataques de la artillería pesada.
  2. 2
    Fortín.
  3. 3
    Casa o sitio que funciona como sede de un partido político en la cual suelen concertarse las reuniones y actos populares más importantes relacionado con la institución.
  4. 4
    Banco de arena empleado como obstáculo en el curso de un hoyo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbúnker,bnúker,búkner,búnekr,búnkerr,búnkker,búnkre,búnnker,vúnker,úbnker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for búnker

Misspelling Variants of "búnker"

bbúnker7bnúker6búkner6búnekr6búnkerr7búnkker7búnkre6búnnker7
Misspelling Variants of "búnker"

Frequency rank: #32,109 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "búnker"?
"búnker" is spelled B-Ú-N-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbũŋkeɾ].
What does "búnker" mean?
As a noun, "búnker" means: Edificio subterráneo o semisubterráneo construido como fortificación militar para resguardar a la población de los ataques de la artillería pesada.
What words are commonly confused with "búnker"?
"búnker" is commonly confused with "burger", "baker", "banner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "búnker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "búnker" is [ˈbũŋkeɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "búnker" come from?
"búnker" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.