boquilla

/[boˈkiʝa]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,385

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

boquilla is aSpanishnoun. It means: Pieza pequeña, hueca y en general cónica, de metal, marfil o madera, que se adapta al tubo de varios instrumentos de viento y sirve para producir el sonido, apoyando los labios en los bordes de ella. Pronounced [boˈkiʝa]. Often confused with Bonilla and bombilla.

Key facts for boquilla
PropertyValue
Headwordboquilla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[boˈkiʝa]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,385
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for boquilla is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈkiʝa]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,385 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for boquilla, with forms such as "bboquilla", "boqiulla", and "boqquilla". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Bonilla", "bombilla", 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 boquilla, spelled B-O-Q-U-I-L-L-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza pequeña, hueca y en general cónica, de metal, marfil o madera, que se adapta al tubo de varios instrumentos de viento y sirve para producir el sonido, apoyando los labios en los bordes de ella.
  2. 2
    Tubo pequeño, de diversas formas, en cuya parte más ancha se pone el cigarro para fumarlo aspirando el humo por el extremo opuesto.
  3. 3
    Parte del cigarrillo por la cual se aspira el humo, compuesta de un relleno esponjoso que actúa de filtro.
  4. 4
    Abertura inferior del calzón, por donde sale la pierna.
  5. 5
    Cortadura o abertura que se hace en las acequias a fin de extraer las aguas para el riego.
  6. 6
    Escopleadura que el carpintero abre en los largueros, peinazos, etc., para enlazarlos unos con otros.
  7. 7
    Tercera abrazadera del fusil.
  8. 8
    Orificio cilíndrico por donde se introduce la pólvora en las bombas y granadas, y en donde se asegura la espoleta.
  9. 9
    Pieza de metal que guarnece la boca o entrada de la vaina de un arma blanca.
  10. 10
    Pieza donde se produce la llama en los aparatos de alumbrado.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bboquilla,boqiulla,boqquilla,boquila,boquilal,boqulila,bouqilla,bqouilla,obquilla,voquilla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for boquilla

Misspelling Variants of "boquilla"

bboquilla9boqiulla8boqquilla9boquila7boquilal8boqulila8bouqilla8bqouilla8
Misspelling Variants of "boquilla"

Frequency rank: #35,385 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boquilla"?
"boquilla" is spelled B-O-Q-U-I-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈkiʝa].
What does "boquilla" mean?
As a noun, "boquilla" means: Pieza pequeña, hueca y en general cónica, de metal, marfil o madera, que se adapta al tubo de varios instrumentos de viento y sirve para producir el sonido, apoyando los labios en los bordes de ella.
What words are commonly confused with "boquilla"?
"boquilla" is commonly confused with "Bonilla", "bombilla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boquilla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boquilla" is [boˈkiʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boquilla" come from?
"boquilla" 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.