boludo

/[boˈluð̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,753

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

boludo is anSpanishadj. It means: Que demuestra falta de inteligencia y necedad. Pronounced [boˈluð̞o]. It ranks #6,753 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with botado and boludos.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for boludo is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for boludo, with forms such as "bboludo", "bloudo", and "bolduo". 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 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 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 boludo, spelled B-O-L-U-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboludo,bloudo,bolduo,bolludo,boluddo,boluod,bouldo,obludo,voludo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for boludo

Misspelling Variants of "boludo"

bboludo7bloudo6bolduo6bolludo7boluddo7boluod6bouldo6obludo6
Misspelling Variants of "boludo"

Frequency rank: #6,753 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 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.