Which to use
“bodes” is a noun and “Bois” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,094
- “bodes” frequency rank
- #18,253
- “Bois” frequency rank
- 66347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodes | Bois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bode | A surname from French, related to Dubois. |
Letter map: bodes vs Bois
Shared letters muted; letters that set bodes and Bois apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. bodes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Bois's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - bodes and Bois
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bodes is anoun and Boisaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bodes is recorded at frequency rank #48,094, classified as anoun, pronounced /bəʊdz/. Bois is at rank #18,253, tagged as aname.
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 66347, this pair ranks #68,435 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bodes vs Bois
Shared letters: bos. Private to "bodes": de. Private to "Bois": i.
"bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Bois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bodes" for "Bois" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bodes" vs "Bois" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bodes" and "Bois".
- Full dictionary entry for "bodes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,435 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodes" and "Bois" 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 #68,435 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.