boca

[ˈboka]

/[ˈboka]/ noun

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The verdict

“boca” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #817 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#817
frequency rank, Spanish
4
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Abertura anterior del tubo digestivo de los animales, por el cual se ingieren los alimentos.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

boca vs boy
50% similar
boca vs bot
50% similar
boca vs box
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for boca
PropertyValue
Headwordboca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#817
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “boca” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). boca lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for boca is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboka]. Corpus data places it at rank #817 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for boca, with forms such as "bboca", "bcoa", and "boac". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boy", "bot", "box", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is boca, spelled B-O-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Abertura anterior del tubo digestivo de los animales, por el cual se ingieren los alimentos.
  2. 2
    Espacio limitado por la boca₁ y la faringe, donde se realiza la masticación y parte de la deglución en muchos animales. En el ser humano también interviene en el habla.
  3. 3
    Por analogía, abertura de ciertos objetos, como botellas o túneles.
  4. 4
    Extremo abierto de un objeto o accidente geográfico.
  5. 5
    Pinza de las patas delanteras de los crustáceos.
  6. 6
    Ser vivo dependiente de otro para su manutención.

Synonyms

pico

This word in other languages

mouth(English)bouche(Français)Mund(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboca,bcoa,boac,bocca,obca,voca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boca - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bboca1bcoa2boac2bocca1obca2voca1
Edit distance from "boca"

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 "boca"?
"boca" is spelled B-O-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboka].
What does "boca" mean?
As a noun, "boca" means: Abertura anterior del tubo digestivo de los animales, por el cual se ingieren los alimentos.
What words are commonly confused with "boca"?
"boca" is commonly confused with "boy", "bot", "box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boca" is [ˈboka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boca" come from?
"boca" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “boca”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-C-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈboka] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “boy” - see the side-by-side comparison. boca vs boy
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list