Which to use
“bodes” and “bonde” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,592
- “bodes” frequency rank
- #15,269
- “bonde” frequency rank
- 49861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodes | bonde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de bode | título da dívida pública pagável ao portador |
Where the eye mixes bodes and bonde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bodes and bonde
A purely visual mix-up. bodes (/ˈbɔ.d͡ʒiʃ/) and bonde (/ˈbõⁿ.ʤɪ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bodes is recorded at frequency rank #34,592, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.d͡ʒiʃ/. bonde is at rank #15,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbõⁿ.ʤɪ/.
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 49861, this pair ranks #15,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bodes vs bonde
Shared letters: bdeo. Private to "bodes": s. Private to "bonde": n.
"bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bonde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bodes" for "bonde" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bodes" vs "bonde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bodes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bonde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodes" and "bonde" 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 #15,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.