bold

\bəʊld\

/\bəʊld\/ adj

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The verdict

“bold” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #48,947. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,947
frequency rank, French
4,251
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hardi.

Corpus desk

Index FR-bold · bold · French

bold · rank #48,947 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,947
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,251
  • PHOTO-FINISH boers

Nearest frequency peer: boers (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « bold »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « bold » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

bold vs bon
50% similar
bold vs box
50% similar
bold vs boy
50% similar

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

Key facts for bold
PropertyValue
Headwordbold
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\bəʊld\
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,947
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « bold »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.boldse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « boers » (#48,946), « Bolsonaro » (#48,948), « Boateng » (#48,945). Parmi 4,251 lemmes en « B », « bold » est au #48,947. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bold (IPA \bəʊld\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,947 among 4,251 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bold, with forms such as "bbold", "bodl", and "boldd". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bon", "box", "boy", and more, 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 explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is bold, spelled B-O-L-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hardi.
  2. 2
    Gras (en parlant de caractères).
  3. 3
    Voyant

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bold appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. It would be extraordinarily bold of me to give it a try after seeing what has happened to you. (Platon)
  2. Bold means conspicuous.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbold
  • bodl
  • boldd
  • bolld
  • obld

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbold1bodl2boldd1bolld1obld2
Edit distance from "bold"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bold"?
"bold" is spelled B-O-L-D. The IPA pronunciation is \bəʊld\.
What does "bold" mean?
As an adjective, "bold" means: Hardi.
What words are commonly confused with "bold"?
"bold" is commonly confused with "bon", "box", "boy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bold"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bold" is \bəʊld\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bold" come from?
"bold" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aure#48,927ains#48,903coon#49,001CPGE#49,006

Similar misspelling depth

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

trapp5 variantstodo5 variantstari5 variantssoli5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list