botar

/[boˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#25,536

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

botar is aSpanishverb. It means: Echar de algún sitio, retirar de un grupo o lugar por la fuerza. Pronounced [boˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with bots and both.

Key facts for botar
PropertyValue
Headwordbotar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[boˈt̪aɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#25,536
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for botar is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [boˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #25,536 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for botar, with forms such as "bbotar", "boatr", and "botarr". 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, "bots", "both", "Boya", 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 botar, spelled B-O-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Echar de algún sitio, retirar de un grupo o lugar por la fuerza.
  2. 2
    Arrojar lo que no sirve al suelo, al canasto de los papeles, basurero u otro lugar, con el fin de deshacerse de ello.
  3. 3
    Arrojar un objeto elástico contra una superficie dura para que al chocar se devuelva o rebote.
  4. 4
    Echar al agua una embarcación nueva o recién reparada, para que navegue.
  5. 5
    Enderezar el timón hacia uno u otro lado, cambiar el rumbo.
  6. 6
    Patear la pelota detenida, para cumplir la sanción del árbitro.
  7. 7
    Despedir o expulsar a una persona de un sitio de trabajo o estudio.
  8. 8
    Perder un objeto dejándolo olvidado en algún sitio.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbotar,boatr,botarr,botra,bottar,btoar,obtar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for botar

Misspelling Variants of "botar"

bbotar6boatr5botarr6botra5bottar6btoar5obtar5
Misspelling Variants of "botar"

Frequency rank: #25,536 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "botar"?
"botar" is spelled B-O-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [boˈt̪aɾ].
What does "botar" mean?
As a verb, "botar" means: Echar de algún sitio, retirar de un grupo o lugar por la fuerza.
What words are commonly confused with "botar"?
"botar" is commonly confused with "bots", "both", "Boya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "botar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "botar" is [boˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "botar" come from?
"botar" 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.