boina

[ˈbojna]

/[ˈbojna]/ noun

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The verdict

“boina” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #35,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,910
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gorra redonda y chata, de lana, de una sola pieza y de uno u otro color.

Corpus desk

Index ES-boina · boina · Spanish

boina · rank #35,910 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,910
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bledo

Nearest frequency peer: bledo (-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 “boina”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “boina” 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).

boina vs bon
60% similar
boina vs bola
60% similar
boina vs bono
60% similar

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

Key facts for boina
PropertyValue
Headwordboina
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbojna]
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,910
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “boina”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).boinacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bledo” (#35,909), “biográfica” (#35,908), “bibliográfico” (#35,907). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “boina” va en #35,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around boina (IPA [ˈbojna]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,910 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gorra redonda y chata, de lana, de una sola pieza y de uno u otro color.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for boina, with forms such as "biona", "boian", and "boinna". 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, "bon", "bola", "bono", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is boina, spelled B-O-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gorra redonda y chata, de lana, de una sola pieza y de uno u otro color.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. «Mucho —dice Fader. Levanta la mirada sobre sus delgadas gafas de lectura. Su barba descuidada y su boina vasca le dan aspecto de predicador. Reúne las carpetas con movimientos lentos».
  2. «El Generalísimo vestía camisa azul y boina roja».

This word in other languages

beret(English)béret(Français)Baskenmütze(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • biona
  • boian
  • boinna
  • bonia
  • obina
  • voina

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

biona2boian2boinna1bonia2obina2voina1
Edit distance from "boina"

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 "boina"?
"boina" is spelled B-O-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbojna].
What does "boina" mean?
As a noun, "boina" means: Gorra redonda y chata, de lana, de una sola pieza y de uno u otro color.
What words are commonly confused with "boina"?
"boina" is commonly confused with "bon", "bola", "bono". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boina" is [ˈbojna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boina" come from?
"boina" 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 "boina", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

bledo#35,909beige#35,903based#35,898axila#35,893

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

agria6 variantsvudú6 variantselse6 variantsgraso6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list