bola

/[ˈbola]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,033

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bola is aSpanishnoun. It means: Cuerpo cualquiera de forma esférica. Pronounced [ˈbola]. It ranks #3,033 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with boy and bot.

Key facts for bola
PropertyValue
Headwordbola
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbola]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,033
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bola is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbola]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,033 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for bola, with forms such as "bbola", "bloa", and "boal". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, 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 bola, spelled B-O-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuerpo cualquiera de forma esférica.
  2. 2
    Esfera de tamaño variable que se usa en diferentes juegos y deportes.
  3. 3
    Juego consistente en lanzar bolas de tamaño y peso uniforme a la distancia, ganando quien la envíe más lejos.
  4. 4
    En varios juegos de pelota, entre ellos el béisbol y el softball, falta cometida por el lanzador al enviar la pelota fuera del área prescripta para ello.
  5. 5
    Cosa comunicada por rumor popular, cierta o falsa pero de dudoso origen.
  6. 6
    Arma arrojadiza consistente en varias bolas unidas entre sí por correas de cuero, usada para capturar ganado u otros animales atándoles los pies entre sí.
  7. 7
    Persona inhábil o falta de iniciativa.
  8. 8
    Cantidad grande y desordenada de personas u objetos.
  9. 9
    Bullicio o desorden provocado por una reunión.
  10. 10
    Dinero en efectivo.
  11. 11
    Testículo.
  12. 12
    Apelativo cariñoso, tipicamente hacia la pareja sentimental.
  13. 13
    Betún para lustrar calzado.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbola,bloa,boal,bolla,obla,vola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bola

Misspelling Variants of "bola"

bbola5bloa4boal4bolla5obla4vola4
Misspelling Variants of "bola"

Frequency rank: #3,033 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bola"?
"bola" is spelled B-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbola].
What does "bola" mean?
As a noun, "bola" means: Cuerpo cualquiera de forma esférica.
What words are commonly confused with "bola"?
"bola" is commonly confused with "boy", "bot", "box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bola" is [ˈbola]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bola" come from?
"bola" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.