bolas
"bolas" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bolas” is uncommon English (frequency #83,059 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,059
- frequency rank, English
- 31,241
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bolas |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #83,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bolas” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bolas is uncommon English at frequency #83,059 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for bolas in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish bolas. The correct English form is bolas, spelled B-O-L-A-S.
Definition
- 1A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs.
- 2A sticky thread whirled around by certain spiders to catch prey.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish bolas.
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.
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Using “bolas”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is B-O-L-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.