boludo
[boˈluð̞o]
The verdict
“boludo” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,753 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #6,753
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que demuestra falta de inteligencia y necedad.
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 | boludo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [boˈluð̞o] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #6,753 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “boludo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for boludo is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈluð̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,753 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for boludo, with forms such as "bboludo", "bloudo", and "bolduo". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "botado", "boludos", "bolo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is boludo, spelled B-O-L-U-D-O.
Definition
- 1Que demuestra falta de inteligencia y necedad.
- 2Que demuestra pereza para realizar un trabajo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bboludo,bloudo,bolduo,bolludo,boluddo,boluod,bouldo,obludo,voludo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of boludo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “boludo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-L-U-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈluð̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “botado” - see the side-by-side comparison. boludo vs botado
- 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.