bol

//ˈbɔɫ// noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#33,715

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bol is aPortuguesenoun. It means: bacia Pronounced /ˈbɔɫ/. Often confused with by and BR.

Key facts for bol
PropertyValue
Headwordbol
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɔɫ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#33,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of bol in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bol is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɔɫ/. Corpus data places it at rank #33,715 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for bol in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Portuguese patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "by", "BR", "bom", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is bol, spelled B-O-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    bacia
  2. 2
    tigela
  3. 3
    porção de alimento
  4. 4
    ato de lançar uma rede
  5. 5
    quantidade de peixes pegos de uma vez

Frequency rank: #33,715 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Other entries that begin with the letter B in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.