Which to use
“bodes” and “boxe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,592
- “bodes” frequency rank
- #7,737
- “boxe” frequency rank
- 42329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bodes | boxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de bode | jogo de murro em que dois contendores, com luvas especiais, se defrontam; pugilismo |
Where the eye mixes bodes and boxe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bodes with boxe
A purely visual mix-up. bodes (/ˈbɔ.d͡ʒiʃ/) and boxe (/ˈbɔ.ksɨ/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42329, 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/. boxe is at rank #7,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.ksɨ/.
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 42329, this pair ranks #23,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bodes vs boxe
Shared letters: beo. Private to "bodes": ds. Private to "boxe": x.
"bodes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "boxe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bodes" and "boxe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bodes" vs "boxe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "boxe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bodes" and "boxe" 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 #23,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.