# balboa

> English word · Noun · IPA /bælˈbəʊə/ · frequency rank #30,697

## Definitions
1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

## Etymology
Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

## Easily confused with
- **bilbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balboa-vs-bilbo)
- **ballot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balboa-vs-ballot)
- **bamboo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balboa-vs-bamboo)
- **ballon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balboa-vs-ballon)
- **Barbra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balboa-vs-barbra)
- **baba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baba-vs-balboa)
- **Bala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bala-vs-balboa)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ablboa`, `babloa`, `balbao`, `balbboa`, `ballboa`, `baloba`, `bbalboa`, `blaboa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/balboa