# baú

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /ba.ˈu/ · frequency rank #13,895

## Definitions
1. caixa retangular com tampa convexa e geralmente revestida de couro cru
2. mala
3. indivíduo endinheirado
4. crustáceo decápode (Hepatus princeps) da família dos calapídeos, encontrado na costa brasileira, de carapaça oval, pinças achatadas e coloração cinzenta com pequenas manchas avermelhadas
5. ônibus (veículo automotor de carroceria fechada dotado de bancos para o transporte de passageiros)

## Easily confused with
- **by** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-by)
- **BR** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-br)
- **bi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bi)
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bo)
- **bem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bem)
- **bom** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bom)
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-boa)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-boy)
- **boi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-boi)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-box)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-but)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bin)
- **bon** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bon)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bit)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bel)
- **bia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bia)
- **Bus** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bus)
- **bis** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bis)
- **bug** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-bug)
- **blu** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bau-vs-blu)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/bau