Which to use
“bico” and “bojo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,914
- “bico” frequency rank
- #44,722
- “bojo” frequency rank
- 50636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bico | bojo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade de entrada do sistema digestivo de uma ave | barriga grande |
Where the eye mixes bico and bojo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bico with bojo
A purely visual mix-up. bico (/ˈbi.ku/) and bojo (/ˈbo.ʒu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bico is recorded at frequency rank #5,914, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbi.ku/. bojo is at rank #44,722, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbo.ʒu/.
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 50636, this pair ranks #14,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bico vs bojo
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bico": ci. Private to "bojo": j.
"bico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bico" and "bojo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bico" or "bojo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bico" and "bojo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bojo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bico" and "bojo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bojo vs bolor". 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 #14,318 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.