Which to use
“boîte” and “bone” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,651
- “boîte” frequency rank
- #28,075
- “bone” frequency rank
- 29726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boîte | bone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Objet rigide et creux ayant la capacité de se fermer et qui a vocation à accueillir quelque chose. | Borne. |
Letter map: boîte vs bone
Shared letters muted; letters that set boîte and bone apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: boîte and bone
boîte and bone are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boîte is recorded at frequency rank #1,651, classified as anoun, pronounced \bwat\. bone is at rank #28,075, tagged as anoun.
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 29726, this pair ranks #314,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of boîte vs bone
Shared letters: beo. Private to "boîte": tî. Private to "bone": n.
"boîte" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "bone" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bone ← bbone · bnoe · boen · obne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "boîte" and "bone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "boîte" vs "bone" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "boîte" and "bone". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "boîte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,903 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boîte" and "bone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bold vs bone". 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 #314,903 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.