bolo

//ˈbo.lu// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,560

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

bolo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: massa de farinha e outros ingredientes, geralmente doce, cozida no forno ou frita Pronounced /ˈbo.lu/. It ranks #2,560 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with bom and boy.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for bolo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbo.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #2,560 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for bolo, with forms such as "bbolo", "bloo", and "bollo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "bom", "boy", "box", 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 bolo, spelled B-O-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: bbolo,bloo,bollo,bool,oblo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for bolo

Misspelling Variants of "bolo"

bbolo5bloo4bollo5bool4oblo4
Misspelling Variants of "bolo"

Frequency rank: #2,560 in Portuguese

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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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.