Which to use
“blokes” and “bodes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,700
- “blokes” frequency rank
- #48,094
- “bodes” frequency rank
- 74794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blokes | bodes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bloke | plural of bode |
Where the eye mixes blokes and bodes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses blokes with bodes
A purely visual mix-up. blokes (/bləʊks/) 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 74794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blokes is recorded at frequency rank #26,700, classified as anoun, pronounced /bləʊks/. 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 74794, this pair ranks #35,205 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of blokes vs bodes
Shared letters: beos. Private to "blokes": kl. Private to "bodes": d.
"blokes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blokes" for "bodes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blokes" or "bodes"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "blokes" 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 #35,205 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blokes" 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 #35,205 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.