# by

> Portuguese word · Preposition · frequency rank #1,598

## Definitions
1. por;
2. próximo de.

## Easily confused with
- **B** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/b-vs-by)
- **BR** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/br-vs-by)
- **bi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bi-vs-by)
- **bo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bo-vs-by)
- **bem** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bem-vs-by)
- **bom** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bom-vs-by)
- **boa** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/boa-vs-by)
- **bar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bar-vs-by)
- **boy** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/boy-vs-by)
- **bad** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bad-vs-by)
- **boi** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/boi-vs-by)
- **box** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/box-vs-by)
- **but** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/but-vs-by)
- **bin** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bin-vs-by)
- **bon** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bon-vs-by)
- **bit** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bit-vs-by)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/ban-vs-by)
- **bel** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bel-vs-by)
- **bia** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bia-vs-by)
- **Bus** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bus-vs-by)

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