boldo

[ˈbol̪d̪o]

/[ˈbol̪d̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“boldo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,944 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,944
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Peumus boldus) Árbol de la familia de las monimiáceas, endémico del centro de Chile. Es una planta perennifolia con sexos separados, con hojas verde oscuras por el haz y más claras por el envés y ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-boldo · boldo · Spanish

boldo · rank #94,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,944
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Boh

Nearest frequency peer: Boh (-2 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “boldo”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “boldo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for boldo
PropertyValue
Headwordboldo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbol̪d̪o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “boldo” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.boldocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Boh” (#94,942), “birrete” (#94,940), “biosíntesis” (#94,939). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “boldo” va en #94,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

boldo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,944 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbol̪d̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Peumus boldus) Árbol de la familia de las monimiáceas, endémico del centro de Chile. Es una planta perennifolia con sexos separados, con hojas verde oscuras por el haz y más claras por el envés y ...".

No misspelling variants are generated for boldo in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is boldo, spelled B-O-L-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Peumus boldus) Árbol de la familia de las monimiáceas, endémico del centro de Chile. Es una planta perennifolia con sexos separados, con hojas verde oscuras por el haz y más claras por el envés y flores blancas. Sus frutos son comestibles, las hojas se consumen en infusión y la corteza se usa para la curtiembre.

This word in other languages

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 "boldo"?
"boldo" is spelled B-O-L-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbol̪d̪o].
What does "boldo" mean?
As a noun, "boldo" means: (Peumus boldus) Árbol de la familia de las monimiáceas, endémico del centro de Chile. Es una planta perennifolia con sexos separados, con hojas verde oscuras por el haz y más claras por el envés y ...
How do you pronounce "boldo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boldo" is [ˈbol̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boldo" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boldo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list