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“bede” and “bodes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,050
- “bede” frequency rank
- #48,094
- “bodes” frequency rank
- 91144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bede | bodes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prayer, request, supplication | plural of bode |
Where the eye mixes bede and bodes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bede runs 4 letters (CVCV) against bodes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bede vs bodes
A purely visual mix-up. bede (/biːd/) and bodes (/bəʊdz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bede is recorded at frequency rank #43,050, classified as anoun, pronounced /biːd/. bodes is at rank #48,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bəʊdz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 91144, this pair ranks #3,535 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bede vs bodes
Shared letters: bde. Private to "bede": -. Private to "bodes": os.
"bede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bede" and "bodes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bede" or "bodes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bodes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,535 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bede" and "bodes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bodes vs Bodie". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #3,535 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.