Which to use
“bacia” and “Bahia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,824
- “bacia” frequency rank
- #1,422
- “Bahia” frequency rank
- 7246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bacia | Bahia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente redondo, de bordas largas, próprio para lavagens | estado brasileiro localizado no sul da Região Nordeste do Brasil, o quarto mais populoso do país; é o Estado que mais faz divisa com outros Estados, possuindo um total de oito Estados limítrofes, que são Alagoas, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Piauí, ao norte; Minas Gerais e Espírito Santo ao sul; Goiás e Tocantins ao oeste; ao leste, possui divisa com o Oceano Atlântico; sua capital é Salvador |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set bacia and Bahia apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
bacia and Bahia form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by a single letter - c in “bacia” becomes h in “Bahia” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bacia is recorded at frequency rank #5,824, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/. Bahia is at rank #1,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ba.ˈi.a/.
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 7246, this pair ranks #66,931 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering bacia vs Bahia
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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