bolsa
[ˈbolsa]
The verdict
“bolsa” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,969 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,969
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela
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 | bolsa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbolsa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,969 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bolsa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bolsa is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for bolsa, with forms such as "bbolsa", "blosa", and "bollsa". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bos", "boys", "bots", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is bolsa, spelled B-O-L-S-A.
Definition
- 1Recipiente de material flexible, especialmente tela
- 2En particular, el pequeño y cerrado por un cordón en que se llevaba antiguamente el dinero.
- 3En particular, el de material resistente en que se guarda ropa y otros efectos para viajar
- 4En particular, el que se colgaba del aparejo de un carruaje para transportar efectos.
- 5En particular, el pequeño de tela delicada con que antiguamente se recogían los varones europeos el cabello.
- 6En particular, el pequeño que se cose por el interior de una prenda, para llevar dinero y otros efectos
- 7Pliegue abultado que se forma en las costuras de una prenda mal cosida, o al vestirla alguien de otra talla.
- 8Pliegue similar que hace la piel del párpado inferior.
- 9Depósito o cantidad de un material rodeado por otro, especialmente un mineral en el suelo.
- 10Por extensión, grupo social similarmente aislado.
- 11Conjunto de bienes que alguien posee, en especial los líquidos.
- 12Suma de dinero que se ofrece al ganador o a los participantes en una competición.
- 13Situación de estar rodeada una tropa por el enemigo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbolsa,blosa,bollsa,bolssa,bosla,oblsa,volsa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bolsa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “bolsa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-L-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbolsa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bos” - see the side-by-side comparison. bolsa vs bos
- 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.