Which to use
“bonde” and “bónus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,269
- “bonde” frequency rank
- #22,889
- “bónus” frequency rank
- 38158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bonde | bónus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | título da dívida pública pagável ao portador | bonificação |
Where the eye mixes bonde and bónus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bonde (CVCCV) and bónus (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: bonde vs bónus
A purely visual mix-up. bonde (/ˈbõⁿ.ʤɪ/) and bónus (/ˈbɔ.nuʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bonde is recorded at frequency rank #15,269, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbõⁿ.ʤɪ/. 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 38158, this pair ranks #28,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bonde vs bónus
Shared letters: bn. Private to "bonde": deo. Private to "bónus": suó.
"bonde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bónus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bonde ← bbonde · bnode · bodne · bondde · boned · bonnde · obnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bonde" for "bónus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bonde" vs "bónus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bonde" 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 #28,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bonde" and "bónus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baús vs bónus". 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 #28,349 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.