Which to use
“bon” is an adjective and “bónus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,479
- “bon” frequency rank
- #22,889
- “bónus” frequency rank
- 33368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bon | bónus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bom | bonificação |
Letter map: bon vs bónus
Shared letters muted; letters that set bon and bónus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. bon runs 3 letters (CVC) against bónus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: bon vs bónus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bon is anadjective and bónusanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bon is recorded at frequency rank #10,479, classified as anadj. bónus is at rank #22,889, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.nuʃ/.
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 33368, this pair ranks #34,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bon vs bónus
Shared letters: bn. Private to "bon": o. Private to "bónus": suó.
"bon" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bónus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bon" and "bónus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bon" vs "bónus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bon" and "bónus".
- Full dictionary entry for "bon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bónus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bon" and "bónus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baús vs bónus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,186 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.