Which to use
“bagre” is a noun and “bajé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,583
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #17,607
- “bajé” frequency rank
- 65190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | bajé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Squalius cephalus) Pez ciprínido, nativo de las aguas dulces de Europa y Asia, alcanzando los 60 cm de largo y los 8 kg de peso | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de bajar o de bajarse. |
Where the eye mixes bagre and bajé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bagre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bajé's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bagre and bajé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bagre is [ˈbaɣ̞ɾe] while bajé is [baˈxe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bagre is recorded at frequency rank #47,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaɣ̞ɾe]. bajé is at rank #17,607, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈxe].
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 65190, this pair ranks #43,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs bajé
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bagre": egr. Private to "bajé": jé.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bajé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bagre ← abgre · bager · baggre · bagrre · barge · bbagre · bgare · vagre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bagre" and "bajé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bagre" or "bajé"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bagre" and "bajé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bagre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bajé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "bajé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bagre vs bane". 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 #43,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.