baçovsbaconWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: baço is a adjective, bacon is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“baço” is an adjective and “bacon” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,254
“baço” frequency rank
#7,599
“bacon” frequency rank
38853
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baço bacon
Definition diz-se da cor sem brilho, embaciada bêicon, panceta (toucinho defumado)

Letter map: baço vs bacon

Shared letters muted; letters that set baço and bacon apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
baço
5 ch
bacon

Role in the sentence - baço and bacon

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: baço is anadjective and baconanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baço is recorded at frequency rank #31,254, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈba.su/. bacon is at rank #7,599, tagged as anoun.

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 38853, this pair ranks #27,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baço vs bacon

Shared letters: abo. Private to "baço": ç. Private to "bacon": cn.

"baço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "bacon" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baconabcon · baccon · baconn · baocn · bbacon · bcaon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "baço" and "bacon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "baço" is an adjective and "bacon" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "baço" or "bacon"?
"bacon" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,599 in our Portuguese list, against #31,254 for "baço". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "baço" vs "bacon" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "baço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bacon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baço" and "bacon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baço vs brio". 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 #27,522 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list