bocha
[ˈbot͡ʃa]
The verdict
“bocha” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,517 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,517
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bola de madera o metal, usada en el juego de bochas₁.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bocha |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbot͡ʃa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #29,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bocha” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bocha is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbot͡ʃa]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,517 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Bola de madera o metal, usada en el juego de bochas₁.
- 2Por analogía, pequeña bola de vidrio o metal que se usa en diversos juegos infantiles.
- 3Cabeza del ser humano, en especial si éste es calvo.
- 4Bola de helado.
- 5Pomo (bola de la palanca de cambio).
- 6Gran cantidad de alguna cosa.
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.
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.
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Using “bocha”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-C-H-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbot͡ʃa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bola” - see the side-by-side comparison. bocha vs bola
- 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.