Which to use
“back” and “baús” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,042
- “back” frequency rank
- #47,199
- “baús” frequency rank
- 51241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | back | baús |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cigarro de maconha; beque | plural de baú |
Letter map: back vs baús
Shared letters muted; letters that set back and baús apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: back and baús
back and baús 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
back is recorded at frequency rank #4,042, classified as anoun. baús is at rank #47,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈu/.
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 51241, this pair ranks #13,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of back vs baús
Shared letters: ab. Private to "back": ck. Private to "baús": sú.
"back" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "baús" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- back ← abck · bacck · backk · bakc · bback · bcak
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "back" for "baús" ever safe?
Frequency check: "back" vs "baús" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "back" and "baús".
- Full dictionary entry for "back" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baús" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "back" and "baús" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baús 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 #13,759 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.