bocallave

[bokaˈʝaβ̞e]

/[bokaˈʝaβ̞e]/ noun

The verdict

“bocallave” 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) - Orificio de la cerradura por donde ingresa la llave.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bocallave · bocallave · Spanish

bocallave · 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.

Key facts for bocallave
PropertyValue
Headwordbocallave
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bokaˈʝaβ̞e]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bocallave” en español

bocallaveno 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

bocallave is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [bokaˈʝaβ̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Orificio de la cerradura por donde ingresa la llave.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bocallave, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bocallave, spelled B-O-C-A-L-L-A-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Orificio de la cerradura por donde ingresa la llave.

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 "bocallave"?
"bocallave" is spelled B-O-C-A-L-L-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [bokaˈʝaβ̞e].
What does "bocallave" mean?
As a noun, "bocallave" means: Orificio de la cerradura por donde ingresa la llave.
How do you pronounce "bocallave"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bocallave" is [bokaˈʝaβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bocallave" come from?
"bocallave" 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