Which to use
“bufón” is a noun and “bufones” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,532
- “bufón” frequency rank
- #48,260
- “bufones” frequency rank
- 80792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bufón | bufones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cómico cuyo trabajo consistía en hacer reír al rey. | Forma del masculino plural de bufón. |
Where the eye mixes bufón and bufones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bufón vs bufones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bufón is [buˈfõn] while bufones is [buˈfones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bufón is recorded at frequency rank #32,532, classified as anoun, pronounced [buˈfõn]. bufones is at rank #48,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced [buˈfones].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 80792, this pair ranks #11,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bufón vs bufones
Shared letters: bfnu. Private to "bufón": ó. Private to "bufones": eos.
"bufón" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bufones" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bufones ← bbufones · bfuones · buffones · bufnoes · bufoens · bufoness · bufonnes · bufonse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bufón" and "bufones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bufón" or "bufones"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "bufón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bufones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bufón" and "bufones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bidones vs bufones". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #11,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.