bokeh
[ˈboke]
The verdict
“bokeh” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Calidad subjetiva de un objetivo por la estética de las zonas desenfocadas que produce en una fotografía.
Corpus desk
Index ES-bokeh · bokeh · Spanish
bokeh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bokeh |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈboke] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bokeh” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
bokeh is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈboke]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Calidad subjetiva de un objetivo por la estética de las zonas desenfocadas que produce en una fotografía.".
bokeh has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bokeh, spelled B-O-K-E-H.
Definition
- 1Calidad subjetiva de un objetivo por la estética de las zonas desenfocadas que produce en una fotografía.
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