Which to use
“bagre” is a noun and “barrer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,583
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #22,952
- “barrer” frequency rank
- 70535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | barrer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Limpiar un lugar con la escoba. |
Where the eye mixes bagre and barrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bagre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against barrer's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bagre vs barrer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bagre is [ˈbaɣ̞ɾe] while barrer is [baˈreɾ]. 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 70535, 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]. barrer is at rank #22,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [baˈreɾ].
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 70535, this pair ranks #29,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs barrer
Shared letters: aber. Private to "bagre": g. Private to "barrer": -.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "barrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bagre" for "barrer" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "bagre" or "barrer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bagre" and "barrer" 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 "barrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "barrer" 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 #29,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.