Which to use
“back” and “bar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,042
- “back” frequency rank
- #2,081
- “bar” frequency rank
- 6123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | back | bar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cigarro de maconha; beque | dependência de hotel, de restaurante, de estabelecimento onde se vendem bebidas normalmente com um balcão; sala ou botequim com tal balcão |
Letter map: back vs bar
Shared letters muted; letters that set back and bar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - back / bar
back and bar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
back is recorded at frequency rank #4,042, classified as anoun. bar is at rank #2,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɾ/.
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 6123, this pair ranks #68,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of back vs bar
Shared letters: ab. Private to "back": ck. Private to "bar": r.
"back" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- back ← abck · bacck · backk · bakc · bback · bcak
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "back" for "bar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "back" vs "bar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "back" vs "bar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "back" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "back" and "bar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "back vs baús". 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 #68,372 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.