Which to use
“bode” and “bodes” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,898
- “bode” frequency rank
- #34,592
- “bodes” frequency rank
- 48490
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bode | bodes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o macho da cabra (Capra aegagrus hircus). | plural de bode |
Where the eye mixes bode and bodes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bode vs bodes
A purely visual mix-up. bode (/ˈbɔ.dɨ/) and bodes (/ˈbɔ.d͡ʒiʃ/) 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 extra letter(s) - “bode” sits inside “bodes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48490, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bode is recorded at frequency rank #13,898, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.dɨ/. bodes is at rank #34,592, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.d͡ʒiʃ/.
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 48490, this pair ranks #16,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bode vs bodes
Shared letters: bdeo. Private to "bode": -. Private to "bodes": s.
"bode" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bode" and "bodes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bode" or "bodes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bode" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bodes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bode" and "bodes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boda vs bodes". 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 #16,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.