bobos

/[ˈboβ̞os]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,533

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bobos is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de bobo. Pronounced [ˈboβ̞os]. Often confused with boo and bos.

Key facts for bobos
PropertyValue
Headwordbobos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboβ̞os]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,533
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bobos in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bobos is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboβ̞os]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,533 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de bobo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for bobos, with forms such as "bbobos", "bboos", and "bobbos". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boo", "bos", "bono", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is bobos, spelled B-O-B-O-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de bobo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbobos,bboos,bobbos,boboss,bobso,boobs,obbos,vovos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bobos

Misspelling Variants of "bobos"

bbobos6bboos5bobbos6boboss6bobso5boobs5obbos5vovos5
Misspelling Variants of "bobos"

Frequency rank: #25,533 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bobos"?
"bobos" is spelled B-O-B-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboβ̞os].
What does "bobos" mean?
As a noun, "bobos" means: Forma del plural de bobo.
What words are commonly confused with "bobos"?
"bobos" is commonly confused with "boo", "bos", "bono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bobos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bobos" is [ˈboβ̞os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bobos" come from?
"bobos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.