Which to use
“babado” and “barato” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,249
- “babado” frequency rank
- #3,820
- “barato” frequency rank
- 35069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | babado | barato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | molhado com baba | de baixo preço |
Where the eye mixes babado and barato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses babado with barato
A purely visual mix-up. babado (/baˈba.du/) and barato (/bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
babado is recorded at frequency rank #31,249, classified as anadj, pronounced /baˈba.du/. barato is at rank #3,820, tagged as anadj, pronounced /bɐ.ˈɾa.tu/.
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 35069, this pair ranks #32,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of babado vs barato
Shared letters: abo. Private to "babado": d. Private to "barato": rt.
"babado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "barato" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "babado" and "barato" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "babado" or "barato"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "babado" and "barato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "babado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "babado" and "barato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "babado vs bardo". 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 #32,042 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.