Which to use
“bodes” and “bónus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,592
- “bodes” frequency rank
- #22,889
- “bónus” frequency rank
- 57481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodes | bónus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de bode | bonificação |
Where the eye mixes bodes and bónus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bodes and bónus
A purely visual mix-up. bodes (/ˈbɔ.d͡ʒiʃ/) and bónus (/ˈbɔ.nuʃ/) 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 57481, 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/. bónus is at rank #22,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.nuʃ/.
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 57481, this pair ranks #9,313 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bodes vs bónus
Shared letters: bs. Private to "bodes": deo. Private to "bónus": nuó.
"bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "bónus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bodes ← bbodes · bdoes · boddes · bodess · bodse · boeds · obdes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bodes" and "bónus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bodes" or "bónus" show up more?
What to do next
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 "bónus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,313 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodes" and "bónus" 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 #9,313 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.