Burundi

[buˈɾũn̪d̪i]

/[buˈɾũn̪d̪i]/ name

The verdict

“Burundi” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #33,462 in Spanish word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#33,462
frequency rank, Spanish
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - País ubicado en el oriente de África, de pequeña extensión y sin litoral. Limita al norte con Ruanda, al oeste con la República Democrática del Congo y al sur y el este con Tanzania.

Key facts for Burundi
PropertyValue
HeadwordBurundi
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[buˈɾũn̪d̪i]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,462
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Burundi” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Burundi lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Burundi is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [buˈɾũn̪d̪i]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,462 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "País ubicado en el oriente de África, de pequeña extensión y sin litoral. Limita al norte con Ruanda, al oeste con la República Democrática del Congo y al sur y el este con Tanzania.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Burundi, with forms such as "bburundi", "bruundi", and "burnudi". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Burundi, spelled B-U-R-U-N-D-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    País ubicado en el oriente de África, de pequeña extensión y sin litoral. Limita al norte con Ruanda, al oeste con la República Democrática del Congo y al sur y el este con Tanzania.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bburundi,bruundi,burnudi,burrundi,burudni,burunddi,burunid,burunndi,buurndi,ubrundi,vurundi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Burundi - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bburundi1bruundi2burnudi2burrundi1burudni2burunddi1burunid2burunndi1
Edit distance from "Burundi"

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 "Burundi"?
"Burundi" is spelled B-U-R-U-N-D-I. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈɾũn̪d̪i].
What does "Burundi" mean?
As a proper noun, "Burundi" means: País ubicado en el oriente de África, de pequeña extensión y sin litoral. Limita al norte con Ruanda, al oeste con la República Democrática del Congo y al sur y el este con Tanzania.
What are common misspellings of "Burundi"?
Common misspellings include "bburundi", "bruundi", "burnudi", "burrundi", "burudni". The correct spelling is "Burundi".
How do you pronounce "Burundi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Burundi" is [buˈɾũn̪d̪i]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Burundi" come from?
"Burundi" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Burundi”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-U-R-U-N-D-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [buˈɾũn̪d̪i] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list