Which to use
“bodes” is a noun and “bowe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,094
- “bodes” frequency rank
- #42,557
- “bowe” frequency rank
- 90651
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodes | bowe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of bode | Obsolete spelling of bow. |
Letter map: bodes vs bowe
Shared letters muted; letters that set bodes and bowe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: bodes vs bowe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bodes is anoun and boweaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90651, 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/. bowe is at rank #42,557, tagged as averb.
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 90651, this pair ranks #3,977 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bodes vs bowe
Shared letters: beo. Private to "bodes": ds. Private to "bowe": w.
"bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bowe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bodes" and "bowe" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bodes" vs "bowe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "bodes" and "bowe". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bodes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bowe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,977 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodes" and "bowe" 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 #3,977 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.