Which to use
“búho” and “bulto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,125
- “búho” frequency rank
- #15,792
- “bulto” frequency rank
- 42917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | búho | bulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Strigidae) Ave nocturna, indígena de España, de unos 40 cm. de altura, de color mezclado de rojo y negro, calzada de plumas, con el pico corvo, los ojos grandes y colocados en la parte anterior de la cabeza, sobre la cual tiene plumas alzadas que figuran orejas. | Paquete o bolsa grande que se emplea para el transporte de mercancía, especialmente el mayorista, o para el equipaje en los viajes. |
Where the eye mixes búho and bulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses búho with bulto
A purely visual mix-up. búho ([ˈbuo]) and bulto ([ˈbul̪t̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
búho is recorded at frequency rank #27,125, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbuo]. bulto is at rank #15,792, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbul̪t̪o].
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 42917, this pair ranks #145,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of búho vs bulto
Shared letters: bo. Private to "búho": hú. Private to "bulto": ltu.
"búho" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bulto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bulto ← bbulto · bluto · bullto · bulot · bultto · butlo · ublto · vulto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "búho" for "bulto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "búho" or "bulto"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "búho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "búho" and "bulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "búho vs butt". 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 #145,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.