Which to use
“bico” and “bolo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,914
- “bico” frequency rank
- #2,560
- “bolo” frequency rank
- 8474
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bico | bolo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extremidade de entrada do sistema digestivo de uma ave | massa de farinha e outros ingredientes, geralmente doce, cozida no forno ou frita |
Where the eye mixes bico and bolo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bico vs bolo
A purely visual mix-up. bico (/ˈbi.ku/) and bolo (/ˈbo.lu/) 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 8474, 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/. bolo is at rank #2,560, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbo.lu/.
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 8474, this pair ranks #65,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bico vs bolo
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bico": ci. Private to "bolo": l.
"bico" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bico" for "bolo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bico" vs "bolo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bico" and "bolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bico vs bile". 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 #65,283 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.