Which to use
“box” and “boxe” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,381
- “box” frequency rank
- #7,737
- “boxe” frequency rank
- 14118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | box | boxe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada espaço subdividido por parede ou extrutura similar e que é destinado ao uso comercial dentro de uma construção maior | jogo de murro em que dois contendores, com luvas especiais, se defrontam; pugilismo |
Letter map: box vs boxe
Shared letters muted; letters that set box and boxe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on box vs boxe
box and boxe are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “box” sits inside “boxe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
box is recorded at frequency rank #6,381, classified as anoun. 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 14118, this pair ranks #58,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of box vs boxe
Shared letters: box. Private to "box": -. Private to "boxe": e.
"box" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "boxe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- boxe ← bboxe · boex · boxxe · bxoe · obxe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "box" and "boxe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "box" or "boxe"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "box" and "boxe". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "box" 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 #58,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "box" and "boxe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs boxe". 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 #58,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.