buzo

/[ˈbuso]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,407

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

buzo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona que practica o que vive del buceo. Pronounced [ˈbuso]. Often confused with buzz and buzón.

Key facts for buzo
PropertyValue
Headwordbuzo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbuso]
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,407
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of buzo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for buzo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbuso]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,407 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for buzo, with forms such as "bbuzo", "buoz", and "buzzo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "buzz", "buzón", "buzos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is buzo, spelled B-U-Z-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que practica o que vive del buceo.
  2. 2
    Prenda de vestir de una pieza que cubre pecho, piernas y a veces brazos, empleada como uniforme protector.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, prenda similar de una pieza con que se viste a los bebés.
  4. 4
    Por extensión, conjunto de pantalón y chaqueta deportiva, de algodón o fibra sintética, utilizado como vestimenta informal o para hacer ejercicio.
  5. 5
    Parte inferior de un buzo₄.
  6. 6
    Parte superior de un buzo₄.
  7. 7
    (Auchenipterus spp.) Cualquiera de varias especies de peces silúridos de la familia de los aunqueniptéridos, que habitan las cuencas neotropicales de Sudamérica al este de los Andes.
  8. 8
    Ladrón diestro.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbuzo,buoz,buzzo,bzuo,ubzo,vuzo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for buzo

Misspelling Variants of "buzo"

bbuzo5buoz4buzzo5bzuo4ubzo4vuzo4
Misspelling Variants of "buzo"

Frequency rank: #24,407 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "buzo"?
"buzo" is spelled B-U-Z-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbuso].
What does "buzo" mean?
As a noun, "buzo" means: Persona que practica o que vive del buceo.
What words are commonly confused with "buzo"?
"buzo" is commonly confused with "buzz", "buzón", "buzos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "buzo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buzo" is [ˈbuso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buzo" come from?
"buzo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.