Which to use
“bom” is an adjective and “broa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #96
- “bom” frequency rank
- #41,861
- “broa” frequency rank
- 41957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bom | broa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que corresponde plenamente ao que é exigido, desejado ou esperado quanto à sua natureza, adequação, função, eficácia, funcionamento etc. (falando de ser ou coisa) | pão de milho |
Letter map: bom vs broa
Shared letters muted; letters that set bom and broa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for bom / broa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bom is anadjective and broaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bom is recorded at frequency rank #96, classified as anadj. broa is at rank #41,861, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɾo.ɐ/.
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 41957, this pair ranks #23,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bom vs broa
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bom": m. Private to "broa": ar.
"bom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "broa" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- broa ← bbroa · brao · brroa · rboa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bom" for "broa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bom" or "broa"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bom" and "broa".
- Full dictionary entry for "bom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "broa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bom" and "broa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brio vs broa". 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 #23,888 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.