bolsa

/ˈbow.sə/

//ˈbow.sə// noun

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The verdict

“bolsa” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,129. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,129
frequency rank, Portuguese
840
“B” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sacola com alças onde se guardam objetos pessoais

Corpus desk

Index PT-bolsa · bolsa · Portuguese

bolsa · rank #2,129 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,129
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 840
  • PHOTO-FINISH braço

Nearest frequency peer: braço (+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 “bolsa”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “bolsa” 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).

bolsa vs bos
60% similar
bolsa vs bota
60% similar
bolsa vs bora
60% similar

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

Key facts for bolsa
PropertyValue
Headwordbolsa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbow.sə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,129
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “bolsa”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).bolsacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “braço” (#2,130), “anteriormente” (#2,127), “bruno” (#2,131). Entre 840 lemas com “B”, “bolsa” fica em #2,129. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around bolsa (IPA /ˈbow.sə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,129 among 840 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for bolsa, with forms such as "bbolsa", "blosa", and "bollsa". 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, "bos", "bota", "bora", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is bolsa, spelled B-O-L-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    sacola com alças onde se guardam objetos pessoais
  2. 2
    lugar onde se negociam ações
  3. 3
    remuneração dada a estudantes e pesquisadores para que possam efetuar suas atividades
  4. 4
    cavidade no corpo de animal

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bolsa de mulher parece o triângulo das Bermudas, tem de tudo!
  2. Ele era rico mas fez maus negócios na bolsa e perdeu tudo.

This word in other languages

bag(English)bolso(Español)poche(Français)Tragetasche(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbolsa
  • blosa
  • bollsa
  • bolssa
  • bosla
  • oblsa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bolsa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bbolsa1blosa2bollsa1bolssa1bosla2oblsa2
Edit distance from "bolsa"

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 "bolsa"?
"bolsa" is spelled B-O-L-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbow.sə/.
What does "bolsa" mean?
As a noun, "bolsa" means: sacola com alças onde se guardam objetos pessoais
What words are commonly confused with "bolsa"?
"bolsa" is commonly confused with "bos", "bota", "bora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "bolsa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bolsa" is /ˈbow.sə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bolsa" come from?
"bolsa" 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 "bolsa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

braço#2,130bruno#2,131curto#2,136tomou#2,120

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

aonde6 variantsameaça6 variantságuas6 variantstoque6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list