butterfly
[ˈbʌ·t̬ɚ·flaɪ]
The verdict
“butterfly” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,428 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,428
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 2,459
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mariposa.
Corpus desk
Index ES-butterfly · butterfly · Spanish
butterfly · rank #51,428 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,428
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,459
- PHOTO-FINISH caballeroso
Nearest frequency peer: caballeroso (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “butterfly”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- buche
buche
48,578 corpus weight
- bujías
bujías
48,577 corpus weight
- buscate
buscate
48,575 corpus weight
- butterfly
butterfly
48,573 corpus weight
- caballeroso
caballeroso
48,572 corpus weight
- cacahuate
cacahuate
48,571 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “butterfly” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | butterfly |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbʌ·t̬ɚ·flaɪ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,428 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “butterfly” en español
Rare enough to double-check
butterfly is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,428 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbʌ·t̬ɚ·flaɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mariposa.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for butterfly, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is butterfly, spelled B-U-T-T-E-R-F-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Mariposa.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how butterfly appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There are many butterflies in my garden.
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.
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