bolívar
[boˈliβ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“bolívar” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #3,460 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #3,460
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unidad monetaria de Venezuela desde 1879.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bolívar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [boˈliβ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #3,460 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bolívar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bolívar is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈliβ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,460 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Unidad monetaria de Venezuela desde 1879.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bolívar, with forms such as "bbolívar", "bloívar", and "bollívar". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Bolivia", "bulevar", "bolívares", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is bolívar, spelled B-O-L-Í-V-A-R.
Definition
- 1Unidad monetaria de Venezuela desde 1879.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbolívar,bloívar,bollívar,bolvíar,bolíavr,bolíbar,bolívarr,bolívra,bolívvar,boílvar,oblívar,volívar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bolívar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “bolívar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-L-Í-V-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈliβ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Bolivia” - see the side-by-side comparison. bolívar vs Bolivia
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.