boda
[ˈboð̞a]
The verdict
“boda” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,164 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,164
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rito o sacramento por el cual las personas se unen en matrimonio de acuerdo a las prescripciones de su fe.
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 | boda |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈboð̞a] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #3,164 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boda” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for boda is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboð̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,164 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for boda, with forms such as "bboda", "bdoa", and "boad". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boy", "bot", "box", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is boda, spelled B-O-D-A.
Definition
- 1Rito o sacramento por el cual las personas se unen en matrimonio de acuerdo a las prescripciones de su fe.
- 2Fiesta con la que se celebra la boda.₁
- 3Por extensión, cualquier ocasión de gozo o festejo.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bboda,bdoa,boad,bodda,obda,voda
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boda - 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 “boda”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈboð̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “boy” - see the side-by-side comparison. boda vs boy
- 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.