burdel

/[buɾˈð̞el]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,736

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

burdel is aSpanishnoun. It means: Casa, inmueble o domicilio en el que se ejerce la prostitución. Pronounced [buɾˈð̞el]. Often confused with burdo and burger.

Key facts for burdel
PropertyValue
Headwordburdel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buɾˈð̞el]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,736
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for burdel is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [buɾˈð̞el]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,736 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 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 burdel, with forms such as "bburdel", "brudel", and "budrel". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "burdo", "burger", "burlen", and more, 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 burdel, spelled B-U-R-D-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Casa, inmueble o domicilio en el que se ejerce la prostitución.
  2. 2
    Lugar en el que reina un gran desorden.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bburdel,brudel,budrel,burddel,burdell,burdle,buredl,burrdel,ubrdel,vurdel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for burdel

Misspelling Variants of "burdel"

bburdel7brudel6budrel6burddel7burdell7burdle6buredl6burrdel7
Misspelling Variants of "burdel"

Frequency rank: #26,736 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burdel"?
"burdel" is spelled B-U-R-D-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [buɾˈð̞el].
What does "burdel" mean?
As a noun, "burdel" means: Casa, inmueble o domicilio en el que se ejerce la prostitución.
What words are commonly confused with "burdel"?
"burdel" is commonly confused with "burdo", "burger", "burlen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burdel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burdel" is [buɾˈð̞el]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burdel" come from?
"burdel" 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.