bobosvsbodasWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#25,533
“bobos” frequency rank
#6,627
“bodas” frequency rank
32160
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bobos bodas
Definition Forma del plural de bobo. Forma del plural de boda.

Where the eye mixes bobos and bodas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
bobos
5 ch
bodas

Visual trap between bobos and bodas

A purely visual mix-up. bobos ([ˈboβ̞os]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bobos is recorded at frequency rank #25,533, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboβ̞os]. 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 32160, this pair ranks #203,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bobos vs bodas

Shared letters: bos. Private to "bobos": -. Private to "bodas": ad.

"bobos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "bodas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bobosbbobos · bboos · bobbos · boboss · bobso · boobs · obbos · vovos
  • bodasbbodas · bdoas · boads · bodass · boddas · bodsa · obdas · vodas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bobos" for "bodas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈboβ̞os] versus [ˈboð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bobos" or "bodas"?
"bodas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,627 in our Spanish list, against #25,533 for "bobos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bobos" 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 #203,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bobos" and "bodas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bobos vs boost". 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 #203,448 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