boicot

/[bojˈkot̪]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,553

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

boicot is aSpanishnoun. It means: Acción de interferir perjudicialmente en un proceso, normalmente por razones políticas o ideológicas. Pronounced [bojˈkot̪]. Often confused with boot.

Key facts for boicot
PropertyValue
Headwordboicot
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bojˈkot̪]
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,553
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of boicot in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for boicot is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [bojˈkot̪]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,553 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Acción de interferir perjudicialmente en un proceso, normalmente por razones políticas o ideológicas.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for boicot, with forms such as "bboicot", "biocot", and "bociot". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "boot", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is boicot, spelled B-O-I-C-O-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción de interferir perjudicialmente en un proceso, normalmente por razones políticas o ideológicas.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboicot,biocot,bociot,boiccot,boicott,boicto,boioct,obicot,voicot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for boicot

Misspelling Variants of "boicot"

bboicot7biocot6bociot6boiccot7boicott7boicto6boioct6obicot6
Misspelling Variants of "boicot"

Frequency rank: #15,553 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boicot"?
"boicot" is spelled B-O-I-C-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [bojˈkot̪].
What does "boicot" mean?
As a noun, "boicot" means: Acción de interferir perjudicialmente en un proceso, normalmente por razones políticas o ideológicas.
What words are commonly confused with "boicot"?
"boicot" is commonly confused with "boot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boicot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boicot" is [bojˈkot̪]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boicot" come from?
"boicot" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.