bowling

[bowˈlĩŋ]

/[bowˈlĩŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“bowling” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #39,618. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,618
frequency rank, Spanish
2,459
“B” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juego consistente en derribar una decena de pinos con una bola pesada que se arroja por una pista de unos dieciocho metros de longitud.

Corpus desk

Index ES-bowling · bowling · Spanish

bowling · rank #39,618 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #39,618
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,459
  • PHOTO-FINISH Borrell

Nearest frequency peer: Borrell (-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 “bowling”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bowling” 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).

bowling vs boing
71% similar

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

Key facts for bowling
PropertyValue
Headwordbowling
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[bowˈlĩŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#39,618
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “bowling”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.bowlingcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Borrell” (#39,617), “bromista” (#39,619), “bronces” (#39,620). Entre 2,459 lemas con “B”, “bowling” va en #39,618. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around bowling (IPA [bowˈlĩŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,618 among 2,459 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Juego consistente en derribar una decena de pinos con una bola pesada que se arroja por una pista de unos dieciocho metros de longitud.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for bowling, with forms such as "bbowling", "bolwing", and "bowilng". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "boing", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is bowling, spelled B-O-W-L-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juego consistente en derribar una decena de pinos con una bola pesada que se arroja por una pista de unos dieciocho metros de longitud.

Synonyms

bolosboliche

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbowling
  • bolwing
  • bowilng
  • bowlign
  • bowlingg
  • bowlinng
  • bowlling
  • bowlnig
  • bowwling
  • bwoling
  • obwling
  • vowling

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbowling1bolwing2bowilng2bowlign2bowlingg1bowlinng1bowlling1bowlnig2
Edit distance from "bowling"

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 "bowling"?
"bowling" is spelled B-O-W-L-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [bowˈlĩŋ].
What does "bowling" mean?
As a noun, "bowling" means: Juego consistente en derribar una decena de pinos con una bola pesada que se arroja por una pista de unos dieciocho metros de longitud.
What words are commonly confused with "bowling"?
"bowling" is commonly confused with "boing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bowling"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bowling" is [bowˈlĩŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bowling" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Borrell#39,617bronces#39,620cartuja#39,627cavando#39,629

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

captando12 variantsbayoneta12 variantscerrajero12 variantscommission12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list