filibustero
[filiβ̞usˈt̪eɾo]
The verdict
“filibustero” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pirata de los que, en el siglo XVII, atacaban las posesiones y flotas españolas en el mar Caribe en busca de fortuna personal.
Corpus desk
Index ES-filibustero · filibustero · Spanish
filibustero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | filibustero |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [filiβ̞usˈt̪eɾo] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “filibustero” en español
Rare enough to double-check
filibustero is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [filiβ̞usˈt̪eɾo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for filibustero, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is filibustero, spelled F-I-L-I-B-U-S-T-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Pirata de los que, en el siglo XVII, atacaban las posesiones y flotas españolas en el mar Caribe en busca de fortuna personal.
- 2Aventurero de los que, en el siglo XIX, intentaron jugar un papel político en México y América Central, generalmente en contra de los gobiernos establecidos y utilizando métodos próximos a la piratería.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.