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“bobadas” and “bodas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,532
“bobadas” frequency rank
#6,627
“bodas” frequency rank
45159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bobadas bodas
Definition Forma del plural de bobada. Forma del plural de boda.

Where the eye mixes bobadas and bodas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. bobadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against bodas's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
bobadas
5 ch
bodas

Visual trap between bobadas and bodas

A purely visual mix-up. bobadas ([boˈβ̞að̞as]) and bodas ([ˈboð̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bobadas is recorded at frequency rank #38,532, classified as anoun, pronounced [boˈβ̞að̞as]. bodas is at rank #6,627, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈboð̞as].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 45159, this pair ranks #133,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bobadas vs bodas

Shared letters: abdos. Private to "bobadas": -. Private to "bodas": -.

"bobadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "bodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bobadas ← bboadas · bbobadas · boabdas · bobaads · bobadass · bobaddas · bobadsa · bobbadas
  • bodas ← bbodas · bdoas · boads · bodass · boddas · bodsa · obdas · vodas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bobadas" for "bodas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([boˈβ̞að̞as] versus [ˈboð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bobadas" vs "bodas" - which ranks higher?
"bodas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,627 in our Spanish list, against #38,532 for "bobadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "bobadas" and "bodas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bobadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bodas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #133,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bobadas" and "bodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bobadas vs bocados". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #133,041 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list