Which to use
“bon” is an adjective and “bote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,479
- “bon” frequency rank
- #13,675
- “bote” frequency rank
- 24154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bon | bote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bom | embarcação de pequenas dimensões, fabricada de madeira, alumínio, borracha ou fibra de vidro, movida a remo ou a vela |
Letter map: bon vs bote
Shared letters muted; letters that set bon and bote apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for bon / bote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bon is anadjective and boteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bon is recorded at frequency rank #10,479, classified as anadj. 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 24154, this pair ranks #45,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bon vs bote
Shared letters: bo. Private to "bon": n. Private to "bote": et.
"bon" · 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 "bon" for "bote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bon" or "bote"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bon" and "bote".
- Full dictionary entry for "bon" 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 #45,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bon" and "bote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bote". 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 #45,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.