busques

[ˈbuskes]

/[ˈbuskes]/ verb

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The verdict

“busques” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,533. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,533
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de buscar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-busques · busques · Spanish

busques · rank #12,533 · 11 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,533
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH BMW

Nearest frequency peer: BMW (-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 “busques”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “busques” 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).

busques vs Busquets
75% similar
busques vs buque
71% similar
busques vs buses
71% similar

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

Key facts for busques
PropertyValue
Headwordbusques
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbuskes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,533
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “busques”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.busquescae 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 “BMW” (#12,532), “cafés” (#12,534), “beneficiar” (#12,531). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “busques” va en #12,533. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around busques (IPA [ˈbuskes]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,533 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de buscar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for busques, with forms such as "bbusques", "bsuques", and "buqsues". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Busquets", "buque", "buses", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is busques, spelled B-U-S-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de buscar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbusques
  • bsuques
  • buqsues
  • busqeus
  • busqques
  • busquess
  • busquse
  • bussques
  • busuqes
  • ubsques
  • vusques

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of busques - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbusques1bsuques2buqsues2busqeus2busqques1busquess1busquse2bussques1
Edit distance from "busques"

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 "busques"?
"busques" is spelled B-U-S-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuskes].
What does "busques" mean?
As a verb, "busques" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de buscar.
What words are commonly confused with "busques"?
"busques" is commonly confused with "Busquets", "buque", "buses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "busques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "busques" is [ˈbuskes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "busques" come from?
"busques" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

casillas11 variantsamarillos11 variantscircula11 variantscitados11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list