Bohol

/boˈhol/

//boˈhol// name

"bohol" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bohol” is uncommon English (frequency #64,219 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,219
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagbilaran.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bohol · Bohol · English

Bohol · rank #64,219 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,219
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH biostatistics

Nearest frequency peer: biostatistics (-2 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 “Bohol”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bohol
PropertyValue
HeadwordBohol
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/boˈhol/
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,219
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Bohol” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Boholfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “biostatistics” (#64,217), “billabong” (#64,215), “Bihari” (#64,214). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bohol” is #64,219. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bohol is uncommon English at frequency #64,219 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /boˈhol/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Bohol in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish Bohol, from Cebuano Bohol. The correct English form is Bohol, spelled B-O-H-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagbilaran.
  2. 2
    An island of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The rolling Chocolate Hills of Bohol in the Philippines could easily be mistaken for a child’s landscape drawing.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Bohol, from Cebuano Bohol.

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 "Bohol"?
"Bohol" is spelled B-O-H-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /boˈhol/.
What does "Bohol" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bohol" means: A province of Central Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital and largest city: Tagbilaran.
How do you pronounce "Bohol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bohol" is /boˈhol/. 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 "Bohol"?
Borrowed from Spanish Bohol, from Cebuano Bohol. 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 "Bohol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list