# boat vs bocão

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### boat
*noun · IPA /bəʊt/, SAMPA: /b@Ut/ · frequency rank #22,232*
bote, barco, canoa, batel, barco de pesca

### bocão
*adjective · IPA /bo.'koŋ/ · frequency rank #40,450*
que fala mais da conta, linguarudo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/boat-vs-bocao