buscate

[busˈkat̪e]

/[busˈkat̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“buscate” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,426 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,426
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de buscarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-buscate · buscate · Spanish

buscate · rank #51,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,426
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bujías

Nearest frequency peer: bujías (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “buscate”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “buscate” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for buscate
PropertyValue
Headwordbuscate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[busˈkat̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#51,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “buscate” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).buscatecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “bujías” (#51,424), “butterfly” (#51,428), “buche” (#51,423). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “buscate” va en #51,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buscate is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,426 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [busˈkat̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de buscarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for buscate, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is buscate, spelled B-U-S-C-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de buscarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

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 "buscate"?
"buscate" is spelled B-U-S-C-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [busˈkat̪e].
What does "buscate" mean?
As a verb, "buscate" means: Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de buscarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
How do you pronounce "buscate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buscate" is [busˈkat̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buscate" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list