Which to use
“bonde” and “boxe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,269
- “bonde” frequency rank
- #7,737
- “boxe” frequency rank
- 23006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bonde | boxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | título da dívida pública pagável ao portador | jogo de murro em que dois contendores, com luvas especiais, se defrontam; pugilismo |
Where the eye mixes bonde and boxe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bonde and boxe
A purely visual mix-up. bonde (/ˈbõⁿ.ʤɪ/) and boxe (/ˈbɔ.ksɨ/) 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 23006, 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/. boxe is at rank #7,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.ksɨ/.
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 23006, this pair ranks #46,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bonde vs boxe
Shared letters: beo. Private to "bonde": dn. Private to "boxe": x.
"bonde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "boxe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bonde" for "boxe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bonde" or "boxe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bonde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boxe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bonde" and "boxe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "boda vs bonde". 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 #46,904 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.