bollo

/[ˈboʝo]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,518

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bollo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pastel pequeño y esponjoso. Pronounced [ˈboʝo]. Often confused with boo and bono.

Key facts for bollo
PropertyValue
Headwordbollo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈboʝo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,518
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bollo is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈboʝo]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,518 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for bollo, with forms such as "bbollo", "blolo", and "bolol". 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, "boo", "bono", "bull", 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 bollo, spelled B-O-L-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pastel pequeño y esponjoso.
  2. 2
    Masa del pan, ya dividida y moldeada en la forma en que se horneará, pero aún cruda.
  3. 3
    Masa de agua, harina, sal y, ocasionalmente, manteca, alargada o redonda, que cocida sobre una estufa a leña se come caliente, solo o untado con mantequilla, miel o chicharrones.
  4. 4
    Pasta de pinole y cacao.
  5. 5
    Pasta de maíz molido.
  6. 6
    Masa de maíz cocida en agua hirviendo. Generalmente se refiere a la que se prepara sin envolver (las envueltas en farfollas de maíz se conocen como hallaquitas).
  7. 7
    Pliegue de tela para formar un bulto, usado sobre todo en las mangas de ciertas prendas femeninas.
  8. 8
    Situación confusa y desordenada.
  9. 9
    Genitales externos de la mujer.
  10. 10
    Nalgas.
  11. 11
    Por extensión, mujer que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbollo,blolo,bolol,obllo,vollo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bollo

Misspelling Variants of "bollo"

bbollo6blolo5bolol5obllo5vollo5
Misspelling Variants of "bollo"

Frequency rank: #29,518 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bollo"?
"bollo" is spelled B-O-L-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈboʝo].
What does "bollo" mean?
As a noun, "bollo" means: Pastel pequeño y esponjoso.
What words are commonly confused with "bollo"?
"bollo" is commonly confused with "boo", "bono", "bull". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bollo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bollo" is [ˈboʝo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bollo" come from?
"bollo" 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.