Which to use
“baço” is an adjective and “baía” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,254
- “baço” frequency rank
- #7,499
- “baía” frequency rank
- 38753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baço | baía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se da cor sem brilho, embaciada | acidente geográfico em que uma porção de mar avança para dentro do continente, como se estivesse sendo abocanhada; é maior do que a enseada e menor do que o golfo |
Where the eye mixes baço and baía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. baço (CVCV) and baía (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between baço and baía
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baço is /ˈba.su/ while baía is /bɐ.ˈi.ɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38753, 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/. baía is at rank #7,499, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈi.ɐ/.
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 38753, this pair ranks #27,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baço vs baía
Shared letters: ab. Private to "baço": oç. Private to "baía": í.
"baço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "baía" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baço" for "baía" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "baço" or "baía" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "baço" and "baía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baço" and "baía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baço vs brio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,634 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.