borrévsboséWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#32,526
“borré” frequency rank
#44,014
“bosé” frequency rank
76540
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature borré bosé
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de borrar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bosar.

Where the eye mixes borré and bosé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
borré
4 ch
bosé

Look-alike desk: borré vs bosé

A purely visual mix-up. borré ([boˈre]) and bosé ([boˈse]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

borré is recorded at frequency rank #32,526, classified as averb, pronounced [boˈre]. bosé is at rank #44,014, tagged as averb, pronounced [boˈse].

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 76540, this pair ranks #17,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of borré vs bosé

Shared letters: boé. Private to "borré": r. Private to "bosé": s.

"borré" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "bosé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "borré" for "bosé" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([boˈre] versus [boˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "borré" vs "bosé" - which ranks higher?
"borré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,526 in our Spanish list, against #44,014 for "bosé". 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 "borré" and "bosé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "borré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bosé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "borré" and "bosé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bosé vs brie". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #17,578 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