Which to use
“bodice” is a noun and “bodily” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,817
- “bodice” frequency rank
- #9,855
- “bodily” frequency rank
- 55672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodice | bodily |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A corset-like sleeveless overgarment for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves. | Of, relating to, or concerning the body. |
Where the eye mixes bodice and bodily
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bodice and bodily follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between bodice and bodily
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bodice is /ˈbɒdɪs/ while bodily is /ˈbɑdɪli/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bodice is recorded at frequency rank #45,817, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɒdɪs/. bodily is at rank #9,855, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɑdɪli/.
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 55672, this pair ranks #131,863 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bodice vs bodily
Shared letters: bdio. Private to "bodice": ce. Private to "bodily": ly.
"bodice" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "bodily" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bodice" for "bodily" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bodice" vs "bodily" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bodice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bodily" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,863 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodice" and "bodily" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bodice 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 #131,863 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.