bocha

[ˈbot͡ʃa]

/[ˈbot͡ʃa]/ noun

The verdict

“bocha” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,517. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,517
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bola de madera o metal, usada en el juego de bochas₁.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bocha · bocha · Spanish

bocha · rank #29,517 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,517
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH biomasa

Nearest frequency peer: biomasa (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bocha”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bocha” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bocha vs bola
60% similar
bocha vs boda
60% similar
bocha vs bota
60% similar

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

Key facts for bocha
PropertyValue
Headwordbocha
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbot͡ʃa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,517
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bocha”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).bochacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “biomasa” (#29,516), “bollo” (#29,518), “bolsita” (#29,519). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bocha” va en #29,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bocha (IPA [ˈbot͡ʃa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,517 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bocha, with forms such as "bbocha", "bcoha", and "bocah". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bola", "boda", "bota", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is bocha, spelled B-O-C-H-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bola de madera o metal, usada en el juego de bochas₁.
  2. 2
    Por analogía, pequeña bola de vidrio o metal que se usa en diversos juegos infantiles.
  3. 3
    Cabeza del ser humano, en especial si éste es calvo.
  4. 4
    Bola de helado.
  5. 5
    Pomo (bola de la palanca de cambio).
  6. 6
    Gran cantidad de alguna cosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how bocha appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yo jamás me vestí de pobre, ni de obrero, porque no lo soy. Pero no quiere decir que yo no pueda escribir canción que diga 'caras curtidas, rabia de esperar, seis de la tarde, estación Liniers', porque estuve una bocha de veces a las seis de la tarde en la estación Liniers.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbocha
  • bcoha
  • bocah
  • boccha
  • bochha
  • bohca
  • obcha
  • vocha

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bocha - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbocha1bcoha2bocah2boccha1bochha1bohca2obcha2vocha1
Edit distance from "bocha"

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 "bocha"?
"bocha" is spelled B-O-C-H-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbot͡ʃa].
What does "bocha" mean?
As a noun, "bocha" means: Bola de madera o metal, usada en el juego de bochas₁.
What words are commonly confused with "bocha"?
"bocha" is commonly confused with "bola", "boda", "bota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bocha"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bocha" is [ˈbot͡ʃa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bocha" come from?
"bocha" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "bocha", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list