burka
[ˈbuɾka]
The verdict
“burka” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,421 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,421
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prenda de indumentaria femenina que cubre todo el cuerpo y la cabeza, dejando a la vista solo los ojos, típica de algunas tradiciones del Islam.
Corpus desk
Index ES-burka · burka · Spanish
burka · rank #55,421 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,421
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH buscare
Nearest frequency peer: buscare (+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 “burka”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- bravura
bravura
44,582 corpus weight
- burka
burka
44,580 corpus weight
- buscare
buscare
44,579 corpus weight
- bálticos
bálticos
44,578 corpus weight
- cacharro
cacharro
44,577 corpus weight
- cafeteria
cafeteria
44,575 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “burka” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burka |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbuɾka] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #55,421 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “burka” en español
Rare enough to double-check
burka is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,421 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbuɾka]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prenda de indumentaria femenina que cubre todo el cuerpo y la cabeza, dejando a la vista solo los ojos, típica de algunas tradiciones del Islam.".
Zero misspellings are on record for burka in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is burka, spelled B-U-R-K-A.
Definition
- 1Prenda de indumentaria femenina que cubre todo el cuerpo y la cabeza, dejando a la vista solo los ojos, típica de algunas tradiciones del Islam.
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); 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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