burra

[ˈbura]

/[ˈbura]/ noun

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The verdict

“burra” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #33,461. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,461
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bicicleta.

Corpus desk

Index ES-burra · burra · Spanish

burra · rank #33,461 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,461
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Burundi

Nearest frequency peer: Burundi (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “burra”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “burra” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

burra vs busca
60% similar
burra vs burro
80% similar
burra vs burros
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for burra
PropertyValue
Headwordburra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbura]
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,461
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “burra”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).burracae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Burundi” (#33,462), “brota” (#33,458), “cab” (#33,464). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “burra” va en #33,461. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around burra (IPA [ˈbura]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,461 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for burra, with forms such as "bburra", "brura", and "bura". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "busca", "burro", "burros", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is burra, spelled B-U-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bicicleta.
  2. 2
    Autobús público.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how burra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. -Bueno, pues a disfrutar de vuestro particular verano de octubre y noviembre. -Sí, porque en diciembre ya tienes que estar encima de la burra. Además, no te puedes despistar mucho ni coger muchos kilos que eso, la temporada que viene, lo notas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bburra
  • brura
  • bura
  • burar
  • ubrra
  • vurra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of burra - 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.

bburra1brura2bura1burar2ubrra2vurra1
Edit distance from "burra"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "burra"?
"burra" is spelled B-U-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbura].
What does "burra" mean?
As a noun, "burra" means: Bicicleta.
What words are commonly confused with "burra"?
"burra" is commonly confused with "busca", "burro", "burros". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "burra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "burra" is [ˈbura]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "burra" come from?
"burra" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "burra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

brota#33,458calló#33,468caspa#33,479catar#33,482

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Coria6 variantsárido6 variantsdueto6 variantseagle6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list