boda

/ˈbo.dɐ/

//ˈbo.dɐ// noun

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The verdict

“boda” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #44,721. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,721
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - celebração de um casamento

Corpus desk

Index PT-boda · boda · Portuguese

boda · rank #44,721 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,721
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH bojo

Nearest frequency peer: bojo (+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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “boda”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “boda” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

boda vs bom
50% similar
boda vs boy
50% similar
boda vs boi
50% similar

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

Key facts for boda
PropertyValue
Headwordboda
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbo.dɐ/
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,721
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “boda”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.bodacai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “bojo” (#44,722), “biomedicina” (#44,717), “bilião” (#44,716). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “boda” fica em #44,721. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around boda (IPA /ˈbo.dɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,721 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for boda, with forms such as "bboda", "bdoa", and "boad". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bom", "boy", "boi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is boda, spelled B-O-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    celebração de um casamento
  2. 2
    banquete, festim

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A notícia do repentino casamento não produziu grande surpresa; todos achavam natural a reparação; e estimavam concorrer para a alegria da boda, que não era somente a festa da ventura, mas sobretudo a festa da honra.

This word in other languages

wedding(English)boda(Español)noces(Français)Heirat(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bboda
  • bdoa
  • boad
  • bodda
  • obda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bboda1bdoa2boad2bodda1obda2
Edit distance from "boda"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "boda"?
"boda" is spelled B-O-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbo.dɐ/.
What does "boda" mean?
As a noun, "boda" means: celebração de um casamento
What words are commonly confused with "boda"?
"boda" is commonly confused with "bom", "boy", "boi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "boda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "boda" is /ˈbo.dɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "boda" come from?
"boda" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

bojo#44,722cham#44,752acid#44,664diez#44,810

Similar misspelling depth

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

ruma5 variantsquite5 variantsinox5 variantskaka5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list