bolívar

/bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/

//bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)// noun

"bolivar" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“bolívar” is uncommon English (frequency #76,590 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,590
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bolivar · bolívar · English

bolívar · rank #76,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,590
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bohannon

Nearest frequency peer: Bohannon (-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 “bolívar”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “bolívar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bolívar
PropertyValue
Headwordbolívar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “bolívar” in English

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Bohannon” (#76,589), “boeuf” (#76,588), “bottega” (#76,593). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “bolívar” is #76,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bolívar is uncommon English at frequency #76,590 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for bolívar, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Spanish bolívar, ultimately named after Simón Bolívar. The correct English form is bolívar, spelled B-O-L-Í-V-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bolívar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He can compute his earnings for a week at so many bolívares a day, and he knows the costs of various construction materials and with some effort can make a simple summation of costs of materials for a job.
  2. In 1921, for example, a large chicken could be obtained for four bolívares, whereas now one cost ten bolívares. Likewise, oranges that had previously sold for two bolívares per hundred were now one bolívar for four.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish bolívar, ultimately named after Simón Bolívar.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bolívar"?
"bolívar" is spelled B-O-L-Í-V-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/.
What does "bolívar" mean?
As a noun, "bolívar" means: The currency of Venezuela, divided into 100 céntimos.
How do you pronounce "bolívar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bolívar" is /bəˈliːvɑː(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "bolívar"?
Borrowed from Spanish bolívar, ultimately named after Simón Bolívar. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bolívar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list