bondvsbondiConfusable pair

Which to use

“bond” and “bondi” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,983
“bond” frequency rank
#13,854
“bondi” frequency rank
26837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bond bondi
Definition Lazo, vínculo. Ómnibus de corta o media distancia.

Where the eye mixes bond and bondi

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
bond
5 ch
bondi

Why the eye confuses bond with bondi

A purely visual mix-up. bond (/bɒnd/) and bondi ([ˈbõn̪d̪i]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bond” sits inside “bondi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bond is recorded at frequency rank #12,983, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɒnd/. bondi is at rank #13,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbõn̪d̪i].

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 26837, this pair ranks #229,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bond vs bondi

Shared letters: bdno. Private to "bond": -. Private to "bondi": i.

"bond" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "bondi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bondbbond · bnod · bodn · bondd · bonnd · obnd · vond
  • bondibbondi · bnodi · bodni · bonddi · bonid · bonndi · obndi · vondi

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bond" and "bondi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/bɒnd/ versus [ˈbõn̪d̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bond" vs "bondi" - which ranks higher?
"bond" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,983 in our Spanish list, against #13,854 for "bondi". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "bond" and "bondi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bondi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bond" and "bondi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bane vs bond". 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 #229,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list