burlesco
[buɾˈlesko]
The verdict
“burlesco” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,671 among 24,339 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,671
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 24,339
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Festivo, jocoso, sin formalidad, que implica burla o chanza.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | burlesco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [buɾˈlesko] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #71,671 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “burlesco” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
burlesco is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,671 among 24,339 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [buɾˈlesko]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Festivo, jocoso, sin formalidad, que implica burla o chanza.".
No misspelling variants are generated for burlesco in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is burlesco, spelled B-U-R-L-E-S-C-O.
Definition
- 1Festivo, jocoso, sin formalidad, que implica burla o chanza.
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 “burlesco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-U-R-L-E-S-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [buɾˈlesko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.