buque
[ˈbuke]
The verdict
“buque” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,381 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,381
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Barco de gran tamaño usado como nave de guerra, transporte o comercio a grandes distancias.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | buque |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuke] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #6,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “buque” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for buque is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbuke]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,381 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for buque, with forms such as "bbuque", "bquue", and "buqeu". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "buques", "busqué", "busquen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is buque, spelled B-U-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Barco de gran tamaño usado como nave de guerra, transporte o comercio a grandes distancias.
- 2Armazón de una nave, excluyendo los aparejos y máquinas.
- 3Capacidad para contener de alguna cosa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbuque,bquue,buqeu,buqque,buuqe,ubque,vuque
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of buque - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “buque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-U-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbuke] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “buques” - see the side-by-side comparison. buque vs buques
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.