buzo

[ˈbuso]

/[ˈbuso]/ noun

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The verdict

“buzo” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,407
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que practica o que vive del buceo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-buzo · buzo · Spanish

buzo · rank #24,407 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,407
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH burlar

Nearest frequency peer: burlar (-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 “buzo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “buzo” 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).

buzo vs buzz
75% similar
buzo vs buzón
60% similar
buzo vs buzos
80% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “buzo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).buzocae 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 “burlar” (#24,406), “básquet” (#24,408), “bucal” (#24,405). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “buzo” va en #24,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around buzo (IPA [ˈbuso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,407 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for buzo, with forms such as "bbuzo", "buoz", and "buzzo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is buzo, spelled B-U-Z-O.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how buzo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mire Vm. si ay cristal más claro que esta mentira, y si era este buen zahorí para descobrir minas en los términos de Guadalcanal, y buen buzo para buscar fardos perdidos en alta mar!
  2. El buzo es de mucha ymportancia en una nao, pues mediante su resuello va abajo y recorre por debajo del agua todo el galeón y busca por donde la haze, con que se repara la que suele hazer, y muchos navíos se salvan, que, si no se llevasen buzo, se quedarían en la mar.

Synonyms

buceadorbúzanosomorgujadormamelucomonooverolbragamamelucopelelepiluchochándaljoggingmonosalida de canchasudaderabagre hocicónhocicóntorito

This word in other languages

diver(English)plongeur(Français)Taucher(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuzo
  • buoz
  • buzzo
  • bzuo
  • ubzo
  • vuzo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbuzo1buoz2buzzo1bzuo2ubzo2vuzo1
Edit distance from "buzo"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trap#24,336Doug#24,483give#24,511half#24,520

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Delia6 variantsLuque6 variantspalm6 variantsmimos6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list