bolso
[ˈbolso]
The verdict
“bolso” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,985 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,985
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Complemento para las mujeres similar a una maleta de mano donde suelen llevar sus objetos personales, como por ejemplo: las llaves, el pintalabios, las gafas, el monedero, articulos de bisutería, e...
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 | bolso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈbolso] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #6,985 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bolso” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for bolso is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbolso]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,985 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 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 bolso, with forms such as "bbolso", "bloso", and "bollso". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boo", "bos", "BSO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is bolso, spelled B-O-L-S-O.
Definition
- 1Complemento para las mujeres similar a una maleta de mano donde suelen llevar sus objetos personales, como por ejemplo: las llaves, el pintalabios, las gafas, el monedero, articulos de bisutería, el peine, etc.
- 2Bolsillo del dinero.
- 3Bolsillo del vestido.
- 4Especie de hinchazón que forma una vela, ya a causa del viento que la hiere, ya por haber cogido aire al manejarla.
- 5Se dice de cada una de las porciones que las velas, prinicipalmente las cuadras, quedan formando una vez cargadas.
- 6Tipo de equipaje de material flexible pero resistente, menor que una maleta, usado para llevar enseres.
- 7Por extensión, dícese de la mochila, bolsa de material resistente adosada a la espalda.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbolso,bloso,bollso,bolsso,boslo,oblso,volso
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bolso - 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 “bolso”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-L-S-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈbolso] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “boo” - see the side-by-side comparison. bolso vs boo
- 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.