no dar ni cinco de bola
[ˈno ˈð̞aɾ ni ˈsĩŋko ð̞e ˈβ̞ola]
The verdict
“no dar ni cinco de bola” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 23
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - No hacer caso o prestar atención a alguien.
Corpus desk
Index ES-no-dar-ni-cinco-de-bola · no dar ni cinco de bola · Spanish
no dar ni cinco de bola · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 23 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | no dar ni cinco de bola |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈno ˈð̞aɾ ni ˈsĩŋko ð̞e ˈβ̞ola] |
| Letters | 23 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “no dar ni cinco de bola” en español
Rare enough to double-check
no dar ni cinco de bola is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈno ˈð̞aɾ ni ˈsĩŋko ð̞e ˈβ̞ola]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for no dar ni cinco de bola in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is no dar ni cinco de bola, spelled N-O- -D-A-R- -N-I- -C-I-N-C-O- -D-E- -B-O-L-A.
Definition
- 1No hacer caso o prestar atención a alguien.
- 2No corresponder a un enamorado.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how no dar ni cinco de bola appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aunque no para de intentar quedar con la chica, ella no le da ni cinco de bola.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.