bisvsbotTell them apart

Quick tell: bis is a preposition, bot is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“bis” is a preposition and “bot” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#14,300
“bis” frequency rank
#17,446
“bot” frequency rank
31746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bis bot
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Letter map: bis vs bot

Shared letters muted; letters that set bis and bot apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
bis
3 ch
bot

Role in the sentence - bis and bot

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bis is apreposition and botanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bis is recorded at frequency rank #14,300, classified as aprep. bot is at rank #17,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'bɔt/.

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 31746, this pair ranks #36,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bis vs bot

Shared letters: b. Private to "bis": is. Private to "bot": ot.

"bis" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "bot" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "bis" for "bot" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bis" is a preposition and "bot" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "bis" or "bot"?
"bis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,300 in our Portuguese list, against #17,446 for "bot". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bis" and "bot".

  • Full dictionary entry for "bis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bis" and "bot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bot vs bué". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #36,247 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list