body

/ˈbɒd.i/

//ˈbɒd.i// noun

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The verdict

“body” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,170. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,170
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuerpo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-body · body · Spanish

body · rank #18,170 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,170
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bishop

Nearest frequency peer: bishop (-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 “body”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “body” 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).

body vs by
50% similar
body vs boy
75% similar
body vs bot
50% similar

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

Key facts for body
PropertyValue
Headwordbody
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɒd.i/
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,170
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “body”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bishop” (#18,169), “bolsos” (#18,171), “biografías” (#18,168). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “body” va en #18,170. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around body (IPA /ˈbɒd.i/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,170 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for body, with forms such as "bbody", "bdoy", and "boddy". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "by", "boy", "bot", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is body, spelled B-O-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuerpo.
  2. 2
    El casco de un barco.
  3. 3
    Fuselaje.
  4. 4
    Carrocería.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbody
  • bdoy
  • boddy
  • bodyy
  • boyd
  • obdy
  • vody

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of body - 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.

bbody1bdoy2boddy1bodyy1boyd2obdy2vody1
Edit distance from "body"

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 "body"?
"body" is spelled B-O-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɒd.i/.
What does "body" mean?
As a noun, "body" means: Cuerpo.
What words are commonly confused with "body"?
"body" is commonly confused with "by", "boy", "bot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "body"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "body" is /ˈbɒd.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "body" come from?
"body" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

chin#18,182Yale#18,125days#18,216edge#18,227

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

apogeo7 variantsCorres7 variantsacogió7 variantsaburre7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list