# bloke vs bode

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bloke
*noun · IPA /bləʊk/ · frequency rank #13,865*
A fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.

### bode
*verb · IPA /bəʊd/ · frequency rank #27,746*
To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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