boca floja

[ˈboka ˈfloxa]

/[ˈboka ˈfloxa]/ phrase

The verdict

“boca floja” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona que se da a la tarea de hablar de más o de ventilar cosas a los cuatro vientos que deben mantenerse en secreto.

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Index ES-boca-floja · boca floja · Spanish

boca floja · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for boca floja
PropertyValue
Headwordboca floja
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈboka ˈfloxa]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “boca floja” en español

boca flojano entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boca floja is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈboka ˈfloxa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Persona que se da a la tarea de hablar de más o de ventilar cosas a los cuatro vientos que deben mantenerse en secreto.".

boca floja doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is boca floja, spelled B-O-C-A- -F-L-O-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que se da a la tarea de hablar de más o de ventilar cosas a los cuatro vientos que deben mantenerse en secreto.

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Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boca floja"?
"boca floja" is spelled B-O-C-A- -F-L-O-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboka ˈfloxa].
What does "boca floja" mean?
As a phrase, "boca floja" means: Persona que se da a la tarea de hablar de más o de ventilar cosas a los cuatro vientos que deben mantenerse en secreto.
How do you pronounce "boca floja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boca floja" is [ˈboka ˈfloxa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boca floja" come from?
"boca floja" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list