Which to use
“body” is a noun and “born” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,578
- “body” frequency rank
- #15,033
- “born” frequency rank
- 23611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | body | born |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | corpo | nato, que tem um dom ou uma habilidade natural: |
Letter map: body vs born
Shared letters muted; letters that set body and born apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: body vs born
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: body is anoun and bornanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
body is recorded at frequency rank #8,578, classified as anoun. born is at rank #15,033, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/.
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 23611, this pair ranks #46,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of body vs born
Shared letters: bo. Private to "body": dy. Private to "born": nr.
"body" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "born" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "body" for "born" ever safe?
Frequency check: "body" vs "born" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "body" vs "born" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "body" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "born" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "body" and "born" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bojo vs born". 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 #46,191 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.