Which to use
“body” and “bong” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,118
- “body” frequency rank
- #39,675
- “bong” frequency rank
- 52793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | body | bong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sous-vêtement moulant féminin sans manche qui couvre d’une seule pièce tout le buste et l’entrejambe. | Pipe à eau utilisée pour fumer le cannabis. |
Where the eye mixes body and bong
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. body (CVCV) and bong (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between body and bong
A purely visual mix-up. body (\bo.di\) and bong (\bɔ̃ŋ\) 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 52793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
body is recorded at frequency rank #13,118, classified as anoun, pronounced \bo.di\. bong is at rank #39,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔ̃ŋ\.
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 52793, this pair ranks #145,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of body vs bong
Shared letters: bo. Private to "body": dy. Private to "bong": gn.
"body" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "body" for "bong" ever safe?
Frequency check: "body" vs "bong" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "body" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,252 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "body" and "bong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bold vs bong". 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 #145,252 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.