bosa

[ˈbosa]

/[ˈbosa]/ verb

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The verdict

“bosa” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #66,720 among 2,459 “B” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,720
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bosar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bosa · bosa · Spanish

bosa · rank #66,720 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,720
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Borrás

Nearest frequency peer: Borrás (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “bosa”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “bosa” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for bosa
PropertyValue
Headwordbosa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbosa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#66,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “bosa” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bosacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “Borrás” (#66,719), “bombea” (#66,718), “buceadores” (#66,724). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bosa” va en #66,720. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bosa is uncommon Spanish at frequency #66,720 among 2,459 “B” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈbosa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bosa, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bosa, spelled B-O-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bosar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de bosar.

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 "bosa"?
"bosa" is spelled B-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbosa].
What does "bosa" mean?
As a verb, "bosa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de bosar.
How do you pronounce "bosa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bosa" is [ˈbosa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bosa" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list