Boda

name

"boda" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Boda” is uncommon English (frequency #73,915 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,915
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-boda · Boda · English

Boda · rank #73,915 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,915
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bluey

Nearest frequency peer: Bluey (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Boda”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Boda” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Boda
PropertyValue
HeadwordBoda
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#73,915
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Boda” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Bodafalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Bluey” (#73,914), “bodacious” (#73,916), “Blois” (#73,913). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Boda” is #73,915. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Boda is uncommon English at frequency #73,915 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A surname.".

Boda doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: * As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Bod, supposedly of Turkic origin. * Also as a Hungarian surname, from Bóda, pet form of Boldizsár. Also Slovak Boďa, from Baltazár. * As a Spanish surname, from the noun boda (“wedding”). * As a French Canadi… The correct English form is Boda, spelled B-O-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.

Etymology

* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Bod, supposedly of Turkic origin. * Also as a Hungarian surname, from Bóda, pet form of Boldizsár. Also Slovak Boďa, from Baltazár. * As a Spanish surname, from the noun boda (“wedding”). * As a French Canadian surname, variant of Beaudin. Compare Bodah.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Boda"?
"Boda" is spelled B-O-D-A.
What does "Boda" mean?
As a proper noun, "Boda" means: A surname.
What is the origin of the word "Boda"?
* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Bod, supposedly of Turkic origin. * Also as a Hungarian surname, from Bóda, pet form of Boldizsár. Also Slovak Boďa, from Baltazár. * As a Spanish surname, from the noun boda (“wedding”). * As a Fre... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list