Which to use
“bok” is a noun and “bom” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,372
- “bok” frequency rank
- #96
- “bom” frequency rank
- 41468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bok | bom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bode | que corresponde plenamente ao que é exigido, desejado ou esperado quanto à sua natureza, adequação, função, eficácia, funcionamento etc. (falando de ser ou coisa) |
Letter map: bok vs bom
Shared letters muted; letters that set bok and bom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for bok / bom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bok is anoun and bomanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - k in “bok” becomes m in “bom”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bok is recorded at frequency rank #41,372, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɔk/. bom is at rank #96, tagged as anadj.
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 41468, this pair ranks #24,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bok vs bom
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bok": k. Private to "bom": m.
"bok" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bok" for "bom" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bok" or "bom"?
After this comparison
You've compared "bok" and "bom". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bok" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bok" and "bom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bok vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #24,453 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.