bora

//ˈbora// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,261

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bora is aSpanishnoun. It means: Paso. Pronounced /ˈbora/. Often confused with boy and bot.

Key facts for bora
PropertyValue
Headwordbora
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbora/
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,261
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for bora is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbora/. Corpus data places it at rank #28,261 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Paso.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for bora, with forms such as "bbora", "boar", and "broa". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boy", "bot", "bro", 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 bora, spelled B-O-R-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Paso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbora,boar,broa,vora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bora

Misspelling Variants of "bora"

bbora5boar4broa4vora4
Misspelling Variants of "bora"

Frequency rank: #28,261 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bora"?
"bora" is spelled B-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbora/.
What does "bora" mean?
As a noun, "bora" means: Paso.
What words are commonly confused with "bora"?
"bora" is commonly confused with "boy", "bot", "bro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bora" is /ˈbora/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bora" come from?
"bora" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Spanish index:

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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.