bolsa

/[ˈbolsa]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,969

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bolsa is aSpanishnoun. It means: Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela Pronounced [ˈbolsa]. It ranks #1,969 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with bos and boys.

Key facts for bolsa
PropertyValue
Headwordbolsa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbolsa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,969
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bolsa is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbolsa]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,969 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 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for bolsa, with forms such as "bbolsa", "blosa", and "bollsa". 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, "bos", "boys", "bots", 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 bolsa, spelled B-O-L-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela
  2. 2
    En particular, el pequeño y cerrado por un cordón en que se llevaba antiguamente el dinero.
  3. 3
    En particular, el de material resistente en que se guarda ropa y otros efectos para viajar
  4. 4
    En particular, el que se colgaba del aparejo de un carruaje para transportar efectos.
  5. 5
    En particular, el pequeño de tela delicada con que antiguamente se recogían los varones europeos el cabello.
  6. 6
    En particular, el pequeño que se cose por el interior de una prenda, para llevar dinero y otros efectos
  7. 7
    Pliegue abultado que se forma en las costuras de una prenda mal cosida, o al vestirla alguien de otra talla.
  8. 8
    Pliegue similar que hace la piel del párpado inferior.
  9. 9
    Depósito o cantidad de un material rodeado por otro, especialmente un mineral en el suelo.
  10. 10
    Por extensión, grupo social similarmente aislado.
  11. 11
    Conjunto de bienes que alguien posee, en especial los líquidos.
  12. 12
    Suma de dinero que se ofrece al ganador o a los participantes en una competición.
  13. 13
    Situación de estar rodeada una tropa por el enemigo.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbolsa,blosa,bollsa,bolssa,bosla,oblsa,volsa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bolsa

Misspelling Variants of "bolsa"

bbolsa6blosa5bollsa6bolssa6bosla5oblsa5volsa5
Misspelling Variants of "bolsa"

Frequency rank: #1,969 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bolsa"?
"bolsa" is spelled B-O-L-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbolsa].
What does "bolsa" mean?
As a noun, "bolsa" means: Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela
What words are commonly confused with "bolsa"?
"bolsa" is commonly confused with "bos", "boys", "bots". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bolsa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bolsa" is [ˈbolsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bolsa" come from?
"bolsa" 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.