Which to use
“bok” and “bote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,372
- “bok” frequency rank
- #13,675
- “bote” frequency rank
- 55047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bok | bote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bode | embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo ou a vela |
Where the eye mixes bok and bote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bok runs 3 letters (CVC) against bote's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bok vs bote
A purely visual mix-up. bok (/bɔk/) and bote (/ˈbɔti/) 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 55047, 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/. bote is at rank #13,675, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔti/.
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 55047, this pair ranks #10,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bok vs bote
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bok": k. Private to "bote": et.
"bok" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bote ← bbote · boet · botte · btoe · obte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bok" for "bote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bok" or "bote"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bok" and "bote" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bok" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bok" and "bote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bok vs bué". 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 #10,846 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.