Which to use
“bem” is an adverb and “box” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #54
- “bem” frequency rank
- #6,381
- “box” frequency rank
- 6435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bem | box |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de maneira hábil, segura | cada espaço subdividido por parede ou extrutura similar e que é destinado ao uso comercial dentro de uma construção maior |
Letter map: bem vs box
Shared letters muted; letters that set bem and box apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for bem / box
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bem is anadverb and boxanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bem is recorded at frequency rank #54, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈbẽĩ̯/. box is at rank #6,381, tagged as anoun.
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 6435, this pair ranks #68,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bem vs box
Shared letters: b. Private to "bem": em. Private to "box": ox.
"bem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "box" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bem" for "box" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bem" or "box" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bem" and "box".
- Full dictionary entry for "bem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "box" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bem" and "box" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "box vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #68,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.