Which to use
“bornes” and “boxes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,951
- “bornes” frequency rank
- #41,683
- “boxes” frequency rank
- 47634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bornes | boxes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de borne. | Pluriel de boxe. |
Where the eye mixes bornes and boxes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bornes vs boxes
A purely visual mix-up. bornes (\bɔʁn\) and boxes (\bɔks\) 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 47634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bornes is recorded at frequency rank #5,951, classified as anoun, pronounced \bɔʁn\. boxes is at rank #41,683, tagged as anoun, pronounced \bɔks\.
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 47634, this pair ranks #185,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bornes vs boxes
Shared letters: beos. Private to "bornes": nr. Private to "boxes": x.
"bornes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "boxes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bornes" and "boxes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bornes" vs "boxes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bornes" and "boxes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bornes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boxes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bornes" and "boxes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bordés vs boxes". 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 #185,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.