bolson
noun
bolson is spelled B-O-L-S-O-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bolson means “A relatively flat and arid valley that is surrounded by mountains and that drains into a central basin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bolson is bolsons.
How many letters and syllables are in bolson?
| Letters | 6: B-O-L-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 bolson?
Bolson appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 bolson?
Bolson has 2 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).
Forms of bolson
- bolsons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bolson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA relatively flat and arid valley that is surrounded by mountains and that drains into a central basin.
In three separate bolsons in West Texas, electrical-resistivity soundings and seismic-refraction profiles have been used . . . to estimate the alluvium thickness and ground-water quality.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bolson come from?
From Spanish bolso (“a large pouch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).