buzón

[buˈsõn]

/[buˈsõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“buzón” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,937. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,937
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ranura para depositar envíos de correo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-buzon · buzón · Spanish

buzón · rank #19,937 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,937
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH burger

Nearest frequency peer: burger (-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 “buzón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “buzón” 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).

buzón vs buzz
60% similar
buzón vs buzos
60% similar
buzón vs bon
40% similar

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

Key facts for buzón
PropertyValue
Headwordbuzón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[buˈsõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,937
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “buzón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).buzóncae 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 “burger” (#19,936), “bíblico” (#19,938), “buceo” (#19,935). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “buzón” va en #19,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around buzón (IPA [buˈsõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,937 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for buzón, with forms such as "bbuzón", "buznó", and "buzzón". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "buzz", "buzos", "bon", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 buzón, spelled B-U-Z-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ranura para depositar envíos de correo.
  2. 2
    Recipiente al que se abre un buzón₁.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, fichero o directorio en que se almacenan mensajes de correo electrónico.
  4. 4
    Desagüe de un estanque o tanque de agua.
  5. 5
    Por analogía, boca grande.
  6. 6
    Por metonimia, tapón de un buzón₄.
  7. 7
    Figuradamente, persona de contacto en una organización secreta.
  8. 8
    Celda de castigo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Como andan las cosas tan trocadas, imaginé desde luego que habría participado ya mi naturaleza de esta atmósfera que respiramos, y que habría enviado al Español mi carta en vez del primer artículo de teatros que debía darle, y echado el original destinado a la imprenta en el buzón del correo, en vez de nuestra correspondencia.
  2. Lucía fue derecha al rojo reverbero del estanco, y acercándose a la caja de madera que hacía de buzón, echó en ella la epístola.

This word in other languages

mailbox(English)boîte à lettres(Français)Briefkasten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbuzón
  • buznó
  • buzzón
  • buzónn
  • buózn
  • bzuón
  • ubzón
  • vuzón

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of buzón - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbuzón1buznó2buzzón1buzónn1buózn2bzuón2ubzón2vuzón1
Edit distance from "buzón"

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 "buzón"?
"buzón" is spelled B-U-Z-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [buˈsõn].
What does "buzón" mean?
As a noun, "buzón" means: Ranura para depositar envíos de correo.
What words are commonly confused with "buzón"?
"buzón" is commonly confused with "buzz", "buzos", "bon". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "buzón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buzón" is [buˈsõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buzón" come from?
"buzón" 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 "buzón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

buceo#19,935cisne#19,954credo#19,972where#19,901

Similar misspelling depth

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

atados8 variantsanexos8 variantséticas8 variantscuarzo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list