bola
bo·la/ˈboʊ̯.lə/noun
bola is spelled B-O-L-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables (bo·la). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bola means “A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bola is bolas.
How many letters and syllables are in bola?
| Letters | 4: B-O-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: bo·la |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bola?
Bola appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bola?
- /ˈbəʊ̯.lə/
- UK /ˈbəʊ̯.lə/
- US /ˈboʊ̯.lə/
Bola has 2 syllables, split bo·la in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bola.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bola?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bola from its last stressed vowel (/oʊlə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of bola
- bolas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bola mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bola come from?
Borrowed from Spanish bola (“ball”) and Portuguese bola (“ball”). First attested in 1818.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).