buscar

/[busˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#720

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

buscar is aSpanishverb. It means: Esforzarse por encontrar o hallar algo o a alguien; intentar establecer dónde está. Pronounced [busˈkaɾ]. It ranks #720 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with busco and buscará.

Key facts for buscar
PropertyValue
Headwordbuscar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[busˈkaɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#720
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for buscar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [busˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #720 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 6 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 buscar, with forms such as "bbuscar", "bsucar", and "bucsar". 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, "busco", "buscará", "buscaron", 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 buscar, spelled B-U-S-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esforzarse por encontrar o hallar algo o a alguien; intentar establecer dónde está.
  2. 2
    Hacer lo posible o necesario para obtener o conseguir algo.
  3. 3
    Pasar por una persona para llevarla a otro lugar.
  4. 4
    Llamar a una persona.
  5. 5
    Crear o causar una situación que produce cierto resultado, especialmente relacionado con enojo, riña o contrariedad.
  6. 6
    Robar o hurtar con engaños, de modo ratero y astuto, con mañas o artimañas.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbuscar,bsucar,bucsar,busacr,buscarr,busccar,buscra,busscar,ubscar,vuscar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for buscar

Misspelling Variants of "buscar"

bbuscar7bsucar6bucsar6busacr6buscarr7busccar7buscra6busscar7
Misspelling Variants of "buscar"

Frequency rank: #720 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "buscar"?
"buscar" is spelled B-U-S-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [busˈkaɾ].
What does "buscar" mean?
As a verb, "buscar" means: Esforzarse por encontrar o hallar algo o a alguien; intentar establecer dónde está.
What words are commonly confused with "buscar"?
"buscar" is commonly confused with "busco", "buscará", "buscaron". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "buscar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buscar" is [busˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buscar" come from?
"buscar" 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.