Which to use
“back” is a noun and “bas” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,042
- “back” frequency rank
- #35,453
- “bas” frequency rank
- 39495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | back | bas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cigarro de maconha; beque | baixo: |
Letter map: back vs bas
Shared letters muted; letters that set back and bas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - back and bas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: back is anoun and basanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
back is recorded at frequency rank #4,042, classified as anoun. bas is at rank #35,453, tagged as anadj, pronounced /bɑ/.
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 39495, this pair ranks #26,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of back vs bas
Shared letters: ab. Private to "back": ck. Private to "bas": s.
"back" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "bas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- back ← abck · bacck · backk · bakc · bback · bcak
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "back" and "bas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "back" or "bas" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "back" and "bas".
- Full dictionary entry for "back" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "back" and "bas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bas vs bué". 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 #26,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.