bolo

/ˈbo.lu/

//ˈbo.lu// noun

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The verdict

“bolo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,560. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,560
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - massa de farinha e outros ingredientes, geralmente doce, cozida no forno ou frita

Corpus desk

Index PT-bolo · bolo · Portuguese

bolo · rank #2,560 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,560
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH chocolate

Nearest frequency peer: chocolate (+2 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 “bolo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bolo” 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).

bolo vs bom
50% similar
bolo vs boy
50% similar
bolo vs box
50% similar

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

Key facts for bolo
PropertyValue
Headwordbolo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbo.lu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,560
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bolo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).bolocai 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 “chocolate” (#2,562), “açúcar” (#2,557), “chorar” (#2,563). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bolo” fica em #2,560. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around bolo (IPA /ˈbo.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,560 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bolo, with forms such as "bbolo", "bloo", and "bollo". 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", "box", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is bolo, spelled B-O-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    massa de farinha e outros ingredientes, geralmente doce, cozida no forno ou frita
  2. 2
    bolo¹ doce
  3. 3
    determinada quantidade de um objeto ou de uma substância
  4. 4
    palmatoada
  5. 5
    quantia formada pelas apostas e multas dos parceiros, ao jogo
  6. 6
    quantia com que os paroquianos contribuem para a sustentação do seu pároco
  7. 7
    confusão, desordem
  8. 8
    bolo alimentar (massa de alimento mastigado, pronto para ser ingerido)
  9. 9
    hematoma na cabeça

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O bolo de chocolate está muito bom!
  2. Para que serve esse bolo de fios aqui?

This word in other languages

cake(English)bollo(Español)gâteau(Français)Torte(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbolo
  • bloo
  • bollo
  • bool
  • oblo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

bbolo1bloo2bollo1bool2oblo2
Edit distance from "bolo"

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 "bolo"?
"bolo" is spelled B-O-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbo.lu/.
What does "bolo" mean?
As a noun, "bolo" means: massa de farinha e outros ingredientes, geralmente doce, cozida no forno ou frita
What words are commonly confused with "bolo"?
"bolo" is commonly confused with "bom", "boy", "box". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bolo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bolo" is /ˈbo.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bolo" come from?
"bolo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ator#2,556útil#2,549toca#2,545raça#2,535

Similar misspelling depth

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

neto5 variantsmeta5 variantsseção5 variantsvaga5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list