bollosvsbultosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,674
“bollos” frequency rank
#32,998
“bultos” frequency rank
64672
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bollos bultos
Definition Forma del plural de bollo. Forma del plural de bulto.

Where the eye mixes bollos and bultos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
bollos
6 ch
bultos

Visual trap between bollos and bultos

A purely visual mix-up. bollos ([ˈboʝos]) and bultos ([ˈbul̪t̪os]) 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 64672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bollos is recorded at frequency rank #31,674, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈboʝos]. bultos is at rank #32,998, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbul̪t̪os].

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 64672, this pair ranks #44,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bollos vs bultos

Shared letters: blos. Private to "bollos": -. Private to "bultos": tu.

"bollos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "bultos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bollosbbollos · blolos · bolloss · bolols · obllos · vollos
  • bultosbbultos · blutos · bulltos · bulots · bultoss · bultso · bulttos · butlos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bollos" for "bultos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈboʝos] versus [ˈbul̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bollos" vs "bultos" - which ranks higher?
"bollos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,674 in our Spanish list, against #32,998 for "bultos". 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 "bollos" and "bultos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bollos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bultos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #44,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bollos" and "bultos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boleros vs bollos". 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 #44,921 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