bombo

[ˈbõmbo]

/[ˈbõmbo]/ noun

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The verdict

“bombo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #19,324 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#19,324
frequency rank, Spanish
5
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tambor de gran tamaño, usado en las bandas militares, que se toca con una maza.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bombo vs boo
60% similar
bombo vs bono
60% similar
bombo vs boxeo
60% similar

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

Key facts for bombo
PropertyValue
Headwordbombo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbõmbo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#19,324
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bombo” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). bombo lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bombo is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈbõmbo]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,324 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bombo, with forms such as "bbombo", "bmobo", and "bobmo". 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, "boo", "bono", "boxeo", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is bombo, spelled B-O-M-B-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tambor de gran tamaño, usado en las bandas militares, que se toca con una maza.
  2. 2
    Ejecutante de dicho instrumento.
  3. 3
    Bomba que deriva su energía de la reacción nuclear de fisión o fusión.
  4. 4
    Utensilio esférico que se utiliza para realizar sorteos de una forma aleatoria, introduciendo en el mismo las bolas numeradas y con un mecanismo de giro se mezclan las bolas y al parar el aparato, mediante un mecanismo de expulsión sale la bola ganadora.
  5. 5
    Publicidad exagerada y con grandes elogios.
  6. 6
    Hinchazón del vientre ocasionado por el embarazo.
  7. 7
    Embarcación de muy poco calado, por lo cual tiene el fondo del casco plano, cuya aplicación principal es la carga y descarga entre un buque que no entra en el dique y el puerto.
  8. 8
    Construcción rural tradicional concebida especialmente para alojar en ella a pastores y labradores, junto con sus animales de labor y sus aperos de labranza.

Synonyms

bomba atómica

This word in other languages

bass drum(English)grosse caisse(Français)Pauke(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbombo,bmobo,bobmo,bombbo,bommbo,bomob,obmbo,vomvo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bombo - 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.

bbombo1bmobo2bobmo2bombbo1bommbo1bomob2obmbo2vomvo2
Edit distance from "bombo"

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 "bombo"?
"bombo" is spelled B-O-M-B-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbõmbo].
What does "bombo" mean?
As a noun, "bombo" means: Tambor de gran tamaño, usado en las bandas militares, que se toca con una maza.
What words are commonly confused with "bombo"?
"bombo" is commonly confused with "boo", "bono", "boxeo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bombo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bombo" is [ˈbõmbo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bombo" come from?
"bombo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “bombo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-M-B-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈbõmbo] (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. bombo 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list