busy

/ˈbɪz.i/

//ˈbɪz.i// adj

The verdict

“busy” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,990 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,990
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ocupado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-busy · busy · Spanish

busy · rank #77,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,990
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH caballar

Nearest frequency peer: caballar (+3 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 “busy”

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 “busy” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for busy
PropertyValue
Headwordbusy
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈbɪz.i/
Letters4
Frequency rank#77,990
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “busy” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.busycae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “caballar” (#77,993), “brut” (#77,985), “calculé” (#77,995). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “busy” va en #77,990. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

busy is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,990 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈbɪz.i/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ocupado.".

busy has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 busy, spelled B-U-S-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ocupado.

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 "busy"?
"busy" is spelled B-U-S-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɪz.i/.
What does "busy" mean?
As an adjective, "busy" means: Ocupado.
How do you pronounce "busy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "busy" is /ˈbɪz.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "busy" come from?
"busy" 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 "busy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list