boludo

[boˈluð̞o]

/[boˈluð̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“boludo” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,753
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que demuestra falta de inteligencia y necedad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-boludo · boludo · Spanish

boludo · rank #6,753 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,753
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH batman

Nearest frequency peer: batman (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “boludo”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “boludo” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

boludo vs botado
67% similar
boludo vs boludos
86% similar
boludo vs bolo
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for boludo
PropertyValue
Headwordboludo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[boˈluð̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,753
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “boludo”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.boludocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “batman” (#6,752), “bonitas” (#6,754), “bando” (#6,751). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “boludo” va en #6,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around boludo (IPA [boˈluð̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,753 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Que demuestra falta de inteligencia y necedad.
  2. 2
    Que demuestra pereza para realizar un trabajo.

Synonyms

huevónneciopavotetontovagoperezoso

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.

bboludo1bloudo2bolduo2bolludo1boluddo1boluod2bouldo2obludo2
Edit distance from "boludo"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boludo"?
"boludo" is spelled B-O-L-U-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈluð̞o].
What does "boludo" mean?
As an adjective, "boludo" means: Que demuestra falta de inteligencia y necedad.
What words are commonly confused with "boludo"?
"boludo" is commonly confused with "botado", "boludos", "bolo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boludo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boludo" is [boˈluð̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boludo" come from?
"boludo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "boludo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

batman#6,752cielos#6,757acudir#6,745Samuel#6,730

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

analiza9 variantsempiezo9 variantsportero9 variantsmiraba9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list