Bolivian
/bəˈlɪv.i.ən/noun, adjective
Bolivian is spelled B-O-L-I-V-I-A-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Bolivian means “A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Bolivian is Bolivians.
How many letters and syllables are in Bolivian?
| Letters | 8: B-O-L-I-V-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Bolivian?
Bolivian appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Bolivian?
- US /bəˈlɪv.i.ən/
Bolivian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Bolivian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Bolivian
- Bolivians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Bolivian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Bolivia or of Bolivian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Bolivia, or the Bolivian people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bolivian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Bolivien, Bolivienne , bolivien |
| German | Bolivianer, Bolivianerin , bolivianisch |
| Portuguese | boliviano |
| Spanish | boliviano, boliviana |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Bolivian come from?
From Bolivia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).