Which to use
“bodes” and “bolts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,094
- “bodes” frequency rank
- #12,554
- “bolts” frequency rank
- 60648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodes | bolts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bode | plural of bolt |
Where the eye mixes bodes and bolts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. bodes (/bəʊdz/) and bolts (/bəʊlts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60648, 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/. bolts is at rank #12,554, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bəʊlts/.
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 60648, this pair ranks #98,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bodes vs bolts
Shared letters: bos. Private to "bodes": de. Private to "bolts": lt.
"bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bolts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC