bote
/ˈbɔti/
The verdict
“bote” is a moderately-common Portuguese word, ranked #13,675 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,675
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo ou a vela
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bote |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈbɔti/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #13,675 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “bote” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for bote is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈbɔti/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,675 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for bote, with forms such as "bbote", "boet", and "botte". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "boy", "box", "but", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is bote, spelled B-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo ou a vela
- 2ataque repentino com arma branca
- 3ataque surpresa feito por animais
- 4ação de avançar-se indo em direção com movimento rápido a tomar e passar para si a posse da bola
- 5o mesmo que nádegas
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: bbote,boet,botte,btoe,obte
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of bote - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “bote”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is B-O-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈbɔti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “boy” - see the side-by-side comparison. bote vs boy
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.