boho

/ˈbəʊhəʊ/

//ˈbəʊhəʊ// noun

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

The verdict

“boho” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,239
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-boho · boho · English

boho · rank #45,239 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,239
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH bombastic

Nearest frequency peer: bombastic (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “boho”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “boho” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

boho vs boy
50% similar
boho vs box
50% similar
boho vs bro
50% similar

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

Key facts for boho
PropertyValue
Headwordboho
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbəʊhəʊ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#45,239
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “boho”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “bombastic” (#45,240), “Blyth” (#45,237), “Bletchley” (#45,236). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “boho” is #45,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around boho (IPA /ˈbəʊhəʊ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,239 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for boho, with forms such as "bboho", "bhoo", and "bohho". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boy", "box", "bro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From bohemian. The correct English form is boho, spelled B-O-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    A bohemian.
  2. 2
    A style of female fashion drawing on various bohemian and hippie influences, popular in the mid-2000s.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. After all, […] the last thing this country needs is a mannered bunch of Manhattan bohos who use textured harmonics and jingly guitars to create a carpetbagger's vision of the heartland.
  2. In pockets of downtown Manhattan and in cities as far-flung as Miami and Los Angeles, young women in the vanguard are setting aside their trapeze and baby-doll dresses — and as often as not, their drainpipe jeans — in favor of a breezier, more audaciously colorful interpretation of boho chic.

Etymology

From bohemian.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboho
  • bhoo
  • bohho
  • booh
  • obho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boho - 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.

bboho1bhoo2bohho1booh2obho2
Edit distance from "boho"

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 "boho"?
"boho" is spelled B-O-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbəʊhəʊ/.
What does "boho" mean?
As a noun, "boho" means: A bohemian.
What words are commonly confused with "boho"?
"boho" is commonly confused with "boy", "box", "bro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boho" is /ˈbəʊhəʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "boho"?
From bohemian. 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 "boho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

awed#45,213yore#45,179crud#45,306vole#45,158

Similar misspelling depth

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

Beebe5 variantsassuage5 variantsaffix5 variantsaddon5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list