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“bodega” and “bodes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,711
“bodega” frequency rank
#48,094
“bodes” frequency rank
87805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bodega bodes
Definition A storehouse for maturing wine, a winery. plural of bode

Where the eye mixes bodega and bodes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
bodega
5 ch
bodes

Look-alike desk: bodega vs bodes

A purely visual mix-up. bodega (/boʊˈdeɪɡə/) 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 87805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bodega is recorded at frequency rank #39,711, classified as anoun, pronounced /boʊˈdeɪɡə/. 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 87805, this pair ranks #7,135 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bodega vs bodes

Shared letters: bdeo. Private to "bodega": ag. Private to "bodes": s.

"bodega" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bodegabbodega · bdoega · boddega · bodeag · bodegga · bodgea · boedga · obdega
  • bodesbbodes · bdoes · boddes · bodess · bodse · boeds · obdes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bodega" and "bodes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/boʊˈdeɪɡə/ versus /bəʊdz/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bodega" vs "bodes" - which ranks higher?
"bodega" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,711 in our English list, against #48,094 for "bodes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "bodega" and "bodes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bodega" 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 #7,135 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bodega" 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 #7,135 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list