Which to use
“bolus” and “bonds” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,942
- “bolus” frequency rank
- #4,507
- “bonds” frequency rank
- 51449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bolus | bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal. | plural of bond |
Where the eye mixes bolus and bonds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. bolus (/ˈbəʊləs/) and bonds (/bɑndz/) 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 51449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bolus is recorded at frequency rank #46,942, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbəʊləs/. bonds is at rank #4,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɑndz/.
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 51449, this pair ranks #165,391 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bolus vs bonds
Shared letters: bos. Private to "bolus": lu. Private to "bonds": dn.
"bolus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bonds" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC