bole
/bol/
"bole" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bole” is uncommon English (frequency #59,239 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,239
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The trunk or stem of a tree.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bole · bole · English
bole · rank #59,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,239
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH boogaloo
Nearest frequency peer: boogaloo (+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 “bole”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- blowtorch
blowtorch
40,767 corpus weight
- BME
BME
40,766 corpus weight
- bole
bole
40,762 corpus weight
- boogaloo
boogaloo
40,760 corpus weight
- botch
botch
40,759 corpus weight
- bowtie
bowtie
40,758 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bole” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bole |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bol/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #59,239 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bole” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bole is uncommon English at frequency #59,239 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bol/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The trunk or stem of a tree.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bole, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”). The correct English form is bole, spelled B-O-L-E.
Definition
- 1The trunk or stem of a tree.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bole appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean / Upon the dusky brushwood underneath / Their broad curved branches, fledged with clearest green, / New from its silken sheath.
A fine powder filled the air and caressed the cheek with a tingle in its touch, and the black boles of the trees showed up in a light that seemed to come from below.
Etymology
From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”).
This word in other languages
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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