# bat vs boate

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bat
*noun · IPA /bæt/ · frequency rank #21,374*
morcego

### boate
*verb · IPA /bo.ˈa.ʧi/, /bu.ˈwa.ʧi/ · frequency rank #9,450*
primeira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo boatar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bat-vs-boate