bosta

[ˈbost̪a]

/[ˈbost̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“bosta” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #23,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,694
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mojón de excremento, en especial de animales rumiantes.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bosta · bosta · Spanish

bosta · rank #23,694 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,694
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH bordados

Nearest frequency peer: bordados (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “bosta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “bosta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

bosta vs bot
60% similar
bosta vs bots
60% similar
bosta vs bota
80% similar

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

Key facts for bosta
PropertyValue
Headwordbosta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbost̪a]
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,694
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bosta”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).bostacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “bordados” (#23,693), “brasileñas” (#23,695), “bilis” (#23,692). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bosta” va en #23,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around bosta (IPA [ˈbost̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #23,694 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for bosta, with forms such as "bbosta", "bosat", and "bossta". 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, "bot", "bots", "bota", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is bosta, spelled B-O-S-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mojón de excremento, en especial de animales rumiantes.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, cosa de mala calidad o factura.
  3. 3
    Conjunto de los hinchas del Club Atlético Boca Juniors, o el club mismo.
  4. 4
    Conjunto de los hinchas del Club Colo Colo, o el club mismo.^([cita requerida]).

This word in other languages

bosta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbosta
  • bosat
  • bossta
  • bostta
  • botsa
  • bsota
  • obsta
  • vosta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bosta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

bbosta1bosat2bossta1bostta1botsa2bsota2obsta2vosta1
Edit distance from "bosta"

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 "bosta"?
"bosta" is spelled B-O-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbost̪a].
What does "bosta" mean?
As a noun, "bosta" means: Mojón de excremento, en especial de animales rumiantes.
What words are commonly confused with "bosta"?
"bosta" is commonly confused with "bot", "bots", "bota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bosta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bosta" is [ˈbost̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bosta" come from?
"bosta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bilis#23,692asoma#23,675cupón#23,740aboga#23,640

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

cerrará8 variantsedicto8 variantsexenta8 variantsfinito8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list