bobas

[ˈboβ̞as]

/[ˈboβ̞as]/ adj

The verdict

“bobas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #75,198 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,198
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de bobo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bobas · bobas · Spanish

bobas · rank #75,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,198
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH boicoteando

Nearest frequency peer: boicoteando (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bobas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bobas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bobas
PropertyValue
Headwordbobas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈboβ̞as]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bobas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bobascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “boicoteando” (#75,199), “boludean” (#75,200), “bismuto” (#75,195). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bobas” va en #75,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bobas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #75,198 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈboβ̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de bobo.".

No misspelling variants are generated for bobas in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is bobas, spelled B-O-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de bobo.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bobas"?
"bobas" is spelled B-O-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboβ̞as].
What does "bobas" mean?
As an adjective, "bobas" means: Forma del femenino plural de bobo.
How do you pronounce "bobas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bobas" is [ˈboβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bobas" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list