botar
[boˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“botar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #25,536 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #25,536
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Echar de algún sitio, retirar de un grupo o lugar por la fuerza.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | botar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [boˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #25,536 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “botar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for botar is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for botar, with forms such as "bbotar", "boatr", and "botarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is botar, spelled B-O-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Echar de algún sitio, retirar de un grupo o lugar por la fuerza.
- 2Arrojar lo que no sirve al suelo, al canasto de los papeles, basurero u otro lugar, con el fin de deshacerse de ello.
- 3Arrojar un objeto elástico contra una superficie dura para que al chocar se devuelva o rebote.
- 4Echar al agua una embarcación nueva o recién reparada, para que navegue.
- 5Enderezar el timón hacia uno u otro lado, cambiar el rumbo.
- 6Patear la pelota detenida, para cumplir la sanción del árbitro.
- 7Despedir o expulsar a una persona de un sitio de trabajo o estudio.
- 8Perder un objeto dejándolo olvidado en algún sitio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbotar,boatr,botarr,botra,bottar,btoar,obtar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of botar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “botar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is B-O-T-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [boˈt̪aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “bots” - see the side-by-side comparison. botar vs bots
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.