# bee vs boxe

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bee
*noun · IPA /biː/ · frequency rank #19,342*
abelha

### boxe
*noun · IPA /ˈbɔ.ksɨ/ · frequency rank #7,737*
jogo de murro em que dois contendores, com luvas especiais, se defrontam; pugilismo

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