bolero
/bəˈlɛɹoʊ/
"bolero" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“bolero” is uncommon English (frequency #53,409 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,409
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bolero · bolero · English
bolero · rank #53,409 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,409
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH bodysuit
Nearest frequency peer: bodysuit (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “bolero”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- boatload
boatload
46,595 corpus weight
- Bodleian
Bodleian
46,594 corpus weight
- bodysuit
bodysuit
46,593 corpus weight
- bolero
bolero
46,592 corpus weight
- Bolin
Bolin
46,591 corpus weight
- BOTW
BOTW
46,590 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “bolero” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bolero |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /bəˈlɛɹoʊ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “bolero” in English
Rare enough to double-check
bolero is uncommon English at frequency #53,409 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈlɛɹoʊ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
bolero has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Spanish bolero, from bola. The correct English form is bolero, spelled B-O-L-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1A lively Spanish dance in 3/4 time; also an unrelated slower-tempo dance of Cuban origin, in 2/4 time.
- 2A type of short, buttonless jacket or blouse, open or tied in front and ending at the diaphragm.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bolero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Edward's attention was at first rivetted on two dancers engaged in their graceful national dance, the bolero. What a blessing to a people is a climate that encourages out-of-door amusement!
He took the bolero, which was made of soft angora, and rubbed it up and down his cheek.
Etymology
From Spanish bolero, from bola.
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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