# boat vs bote

> 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

### bote
*noun · IPA /ˈbɔti/ · frequency rank #13,675*
embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo ou a vela

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