Which to use
“bad” and “boda” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,699
- “bad” frequency rank
- #44,721
- “boda” frequency rank
- 49420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bad | boda |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | banho | celebração de um casamento |
Where the eye mixes bad and boda
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bad with boda
A purely visual mix-up. bad (/bɑt/) and boda (/ˈbo.dɐ/) 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 49420, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bad is recorded at frequency rank #4,699, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɑt/. boda is at rank #44,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbo.dɐ/.
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 49420, this pair ranks #15,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bad vs boda
Shared letters: abd. Private to "bad": -. Private to "boda": o.
"bad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "boda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- boda ← bboda · bdoa · boad · bodda · obda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bad" for "boda" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bad" or "boda" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bad" and "boda" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boda" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bad" and "boda" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baga vs boda". 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 #15,583 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.