Which to use
“born” is an adjective and “box” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,033
- “born” frequency rank
- #6,381
- “box” frequency rank
- 21414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | born | box |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nato, que tem um dom ou uma habilidade natural: | cada espaço subdividido por parede ou extrutura similar e que é destinado ao uso comercial dentro de uma construção maior |
Letter map: born vs box
Shared letters muted; letters that set born and box apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - born and box
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: born is anadjective and boxanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
born is recorded at frequency rank #15,033, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈboː(r)n/, /bɔə(ɹ)n/. box is at rank #6,381, tagged as anoun.
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 21414, this pair ranks #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of born vs box
Shared letters: bo. Private to "born": nr. Private to "box": x.
"born" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "box" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- born ← bborn · bonr · bornn · borrn · bron · obrn
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "born" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "box" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "born" and "box" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bojo vs born". 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 #48,860 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.