Bora

[ˈboːʁa]

/[ˈboːʁa]/ noun

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The verdict

“Bora” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,228. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,228
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - trockener, kalter und böiger Fallwind an der östlichen Adriaküste

Corpus desk

Index DE-bora · Bora · German

Bora · rank #27,228 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,228
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH bones

Nearest frequency peer: bones (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bora“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bora“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Bora vs Br
50% similar
Bora vs Bot
50% similar
Bora vs Box
50% similar

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

Key facts for Bora
PropertyValue
HeadwordBora
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboːʁa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,228
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bora“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Boraliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „bones“ (#27,227), „bois“ (#27,226), „braunes“ (#27,231). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bora“ bei #27,228. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Bora (IPA [ˈboːʁa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,228 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "trockener, kalter und böiger Fallwind an der östlichen Adriaküste".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bora, with forms such as "bbora", "boar", and "borra". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Br", "Bot", "Box", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Bora, spelled B-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    trockener, kalter und böiger Fallwind an der östlichen Adriaküste

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im gesamten Winterhalbjahr kann einen der launische Fallwind Bora erwischen, der mit über dreißig Metern pro Sekunde aus den Bergen im Nordosten weht.“
  2. „Der ernste Moment wurde akustisch begleitet vom Raunen der betenden Frau, und von den Klängen des Bora, der wie aus Orgelpfeifen durch das Gemäuer heulte.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbora
  • boar
  • borra
  • broa
  • obra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bora - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbora1boar2borra1broa2obra2
Edit distance from "Bora"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bora"?
"Bora" is spelled B-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboːʁa].
What does "Bora" mean?
As a noun, "Bora" means: trockener, kalter und böiger Fallwind an der östlichen Adriaküste
What words are commonly confused with "Bora"?
"Bora" is commonly confused with "Br", "Bot", "Box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Bora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bora" is [ˈboːʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bora" come from?
"Bora" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Bora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bois#27,226Doha#27,246drew#27,249fail#27,286

Similar misspelling depth

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

Egger5 variantsGage5 variantsUtah5 variantsSippe5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list