bola de cristal

[ˈbola ð̞e kɾisˈt̪al]

/[ˈbola ð̞e kɾisˈt̪al]/ phrase

The verdict

“bola de cristal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Esfera de vidrio usada para predecir el futuro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bola-de-cristal · bola de cristal · Spanish

bola de cristal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for bola de cristal
PropertyValue
Headwordbola de cristal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈbola ð̞e kɾisˈt̪al]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bola de cristal” en español

bola de cristalqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bola de cristal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈbola ð̞e kɾisˈt̪al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Esfera de vidrio usada para predecir el futuro.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bola de cristal, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 bola de cristal, spelled B-O-L-A- -D-E- -C-R-I-S-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Esfera de vidrio usada para predecir el futuro.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bola de cristal"?
"bola de cristal" is spelled B-O-L-A- -D-E- -C-R-I-S-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbola ð̞e kɾisˈt̪al].
What does "bola de cristal" mean?
As a phrase, "bola de cristal" means: Esfera de vidrio usada para predecir el futuro.
How do you pronounce "bola de cristal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bola de cristal" is [ˈbola ð̞e kɾisˈt̪al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bola de cristal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list