boato
[boˈat̪o]
The verdict
“boato” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exhibición pública de magnificencia.
Corpus desk
Index ES-boato · boato · Spanish
boato · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | boato |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boˈat̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “boato” en español
Rare enough to double-check
boato is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [boˈat̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for boato, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is boato, spelled B-O-A-T-O.
Definition
- 1Exhibición pública de magnificencia.
- 2Aclamación pública que espontáneamente se da en honor de alguno.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how boato appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Parece increíble que vendiendo cajitas se pueda llegar a ser un personaje, pero él se ha presentado con mucho boato, cargado de cadenas de oro y decidido a deslumbrar a todos con un automóvil eléctrico que corre como desbocado y que ha matado ya dos ovejas.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.