bol
/ˈbɔɫ/
The verdict
“bol” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #33,715 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,715
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bacia
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bol |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔɫ/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #33,715 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bol” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bol is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, 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.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bol, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. 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.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is bol, spelled B-O-L.
Definition
- 1bacia
- 2tigela
- 3porção de alimento
- 4ato de lançar uma rede
- 5quantidade de peixes pegos de uma vez
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.
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Using “bol”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɔɫ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “by” - see the side-by-side comparison. bol vs by
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.