blocovsbojoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bloco” and “bojo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,307
“bloco” frequency rank
#44,722
“bojo” frequency rank
47029
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bloco bojo
Definition massa volumosa e compacta de uma substância pesada barriga grande

Where the eye mixes bloco and bojo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
bloco
4 ch
bojo

Look-alike desk: bloco vs bojo

A purely visual mix-up. bloco (/ˈblɔ.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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bloco is recorded at frequency rank #2,307, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈblɔ.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 47029, this pair ranks #18,265 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bloco vs bojo

Shared letters: bo. Private to "bloco": cl. Private to "bojo": j.

"bloco" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "bojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blocobbloco · blcoo · blloco · blocco · blooc · bolco · lboco
  • bojobbojo · bjoo · bojjo · booj · objo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bloco" and "bojo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈblɔ.ku/ versus /ˈbo.ʒu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "bloco" vs "bojo" - which ranks higher?
"bloco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,307 in our Portuguese list, against #44,722 for "bojo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bloco" 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 #18,265 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bloco" 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 #18,265 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