boli

/ˈbəʊlaɪ/

//ˈbəʊlaɪ// noun

"boli" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“boli” is uncommon English (frequency #97,866 among 31,241 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,866
frequency rank, English
31,241
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of bolus

Key facts for boli
PropertyValue
Headwordboli
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbəʊlaɪ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#97,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boli” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). boli lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boli is uncommon English at frequency #97,866 among 31,241 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbəʊlaɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of bolus".

No misspelling variants are generated for boli in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is boli, spelled B-O-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of bolus

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 "boli"?
"boli" is spelled B-O-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbəʊlaɪ/.
What does "boli" mean?
As a noun, "boli" means: plural of bolus
How do you pronounce "boli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boli" is /ˈbəʊlaɪ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boli" come from?
"boli" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “boli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-O-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbəʊlaɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list