busto

[ˈbust̪o]

/[ˈbust̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“busto” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,777. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,777
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Una escultura o pintura de la parte superior del cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-busto · busto · Spanish

busto · rank #14,777 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,777
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH caben

Nearest frequency peer: caben (+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 “busto”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “busto” 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).

busto vs but
60% similar
busto vs buzo
60% similar
busto vs butt
60% similar

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

Key facts for busto
PropertyValue
Headwordbusto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbust̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,777
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “busto”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “caben” (#14,778), “burlas” (#14,775), “cacique” (#14,779). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “busto” va en #14,777. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around busto (IPA [ˈbust̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,777 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for busto, with forms such as "bbusto", "bsuto", and "busot". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "but", "buzo", "butt", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is busto, spelled B-U-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Una escultura o pintura de la parte superior del cuerpo.
  2. 2
    El pecho y tórax superior de la mujer.
  3. 3
    El medio cuerpo humano de escultura y sin brazos.
  4. 4
    En la antigüedad, lugar donde se quemaba un cadáver y quedan enterradas sus cenizas.

This word in other languages

bust(English)buste(Français)Büste(Deutsch)busto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbusto
  • bsuto
  • busot
  • bussto
  • bustto
  • butso
  • ubsto
  • vusto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbusto1bsuto2busot2bussto1bustto1butso2ubsto2vusto1
Edit distance from "busto"

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 "busto"?
"busto" is spelled B-U-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbust̪o].
What does "busto" mean?
As a noun, "busto" means: Una escultura o pintura de la parte superior del cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "busto"?
"busto" is commonly confused with "but", "buzo", "butt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "busto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "busto" is [ˈbust̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "busto" come from?
"busto" 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 "busto", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

caben#14,778after#14,752COVID#14,802útero#14,743

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

caigan8 variantscaucho8 variantsadorno8 variantsacuario8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list