bocacalle
[bokaˈkaʝe]
The verdict
“bocacalle” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entrada o embocadura de una calle.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bocacalle · bocacalle · Spanish
bocacalle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bocacalle |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [bokaˈkaʝe] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “bocacalle” en español
Rare enough to double-check
bocacalle is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bokaˈkaʝe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entrada o embocadura de una calle.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for bocacalle in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bocacalle, spelled B-O-C-A-C-A-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Entrada o embocadura de una calle.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how bocacalle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«Dejó Michigan-avenue, donde se da cita la riqueza del mundo, e internóse en el dédalo de los barrios en que las calles hieden a intestinos largos y las bocacalles son como anos cuadrados adonde asoman los transeúntes no suficientemente digeridos por la miseria de la vida, pues se les ve desaparecer por otros callejones intestinales y salir a otras calles».
This word in other languages
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.