burlar

/[buɾˈlaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,406

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

burlar is aSpanishverb. It means: Engañar, mentir a alguien. Pronounced [buɾˈlaɾ]. Often confused with burra and buscar.

Key facts for burlar
PropertyValue
Headwordburlar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[buɾˈlaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,406
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for burlar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [buɾˈlaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,406 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 burlar, with forms such as "bburlar", "brular", and "bulrar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "burra", "buscar", "burlas", 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 burlar, spelled B-U-R-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engañar, mentir a alguien.
  2. 2
    Conseguir desorientar o impedir de alguna forma que un perseguidor continúe con la persecución.
  3. 3
    Eludir alguien una acción que le perjudica.
  4. 4
    Hacer burla de alguien o algo, convertir a una persona o a una cosa en objeto de chiste o risa.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bburlar,brular,bulrar,buralr,burlarr,burllar,burlra,burrlar,ubrlar,vurlar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for burlar

Misspelling Variants of "burlar"

bburlar7brular6bulrar6buralr6burlarr7burllar7burlra6burrlar7
Misspelling Variants of "burlar"

Frequency rank: #24,406 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burlar"?
"burlar" is spelled B-U-R-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [buɾˈlaɾ].
What does "burlar" mean?
As a verb, "burlar" means: Engañar, mentir a alguien.
What words are commonly confused with "burlar"?
"burlar" is commonly confused with "burra", "buscar", "burlas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burlar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burlar" is [buɾˈlaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burlar" come from?
"burlar" 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.