Which to use
“bacia” and “baila” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,824
- “bacia” frequency rank
- #35,025
- “baila” frequency rank
- 40849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bacia | baila |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente redondo, de bordas largas, próprio para lavagens | baile |
Where the eye mixes bacia and baila
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. bacia (CVCVV) and baila (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses bacia with baila
A purely visual mix-up. bacia (/bɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/) and baila (/ˈbaj.lɐ/) 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 40849, 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/. baila is at rank #35,025, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaj.lɐ/.
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 40849, this pair ranks #25,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bacia vs baila
Shared letters: abi. Private to "bacia": c. Private to "baila": l.
"bacia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "baila" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bacia" and "baila" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bacia" or "baila"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bacia" and "baila" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bacia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baila" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bacia" and "baila" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baila vs bile". 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 #25,190 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.