buio

\ˈbu.jo\

/\ˈbu.jo\/ noun

The verdict

“buio” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obscurité, ténèbres.

Corpus desk

Index FR-buio · buio · French

buio · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" 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.

Key facts for buio
PropertyValue
Headwordbuio
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈbu.jo\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « buio » en français

buioreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

buio is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈbu.jo\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obscurité, ténèbres.".

buio has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is buio, spelled B-U-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obscurité, ténèbres.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "buio"?
"buio" is spelled B-U-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈbu.jo\.
What does "buio" mean?
As a noun, "buio" means: Obscurité, ténèbres.
How do you pronounce "buio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "buio" is \ˈbu.jo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "buio" come from?
"buio" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list