Which to use
“boné” and “boneco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,026
- “boné” frequency rank
- #9,299
- “boneco” frequency rank
- 22325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | boné | boneco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chapéu com pala na parte frontal | figura humana constituída de pano, madeira, plástico, porcelana entre outros materiais, é dedicado a crianças |
Where the eye mixes boné and boneco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between boné and boneco
A purely visual mix-up. boné (/bo.ˈnɛ/) and boneco (/bu.ˈnɛ.ku/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
boné is recorded at frequency rank #13,026, classified as anoun, pronounced /bo.ˈnɛ/. boneco is at rank #9,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bu.ˈnɛ.ku/.
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 22325, this pair ranks #47,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of boné vs boneco
Shared letters: bno. Private to "boné": é. Private to "boneco": ce.
"boné" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "boneco" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- boneco ← bboneco · bnoeco · boenco · bonceo · bonecco · boneoc · bonneco · obneco
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "boné" for "boneco" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "boné" or "boneco" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "boné" and "boneco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "boné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "boneco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "boné" and "boneco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs boné". 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 #47,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.