Which to use
“bacia” and “banha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,824
- “bacia” frequency rank
- #21,667
- “banha” frequency rank
- 27491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bacia | banha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente redondo, de bordas largas, próprio para lavagens | gordura animal, especialmente a de porco |
Where the eye mixes bacia and banha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. bacia (CVCVV) and banha (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between bacia and banha
A purely visual mix-up. bacia (/bɐ.ˈsi.ɐ/) and banha (/ˈbã.ɲa/) 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 27491, 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/. banha is at rank #21,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbã.ɲa/.
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 27491, this pair ranks #41,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bacia vs banha
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bacia": ci. Private to "banha": hn.
"bacia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "banha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bacia" and "banha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bacia" or "banha"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bacia" and "banha" 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 "banha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bacia" and "banha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baga vs banha". 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 #41,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.