Which to use
“baço” is an adjective and “ban” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,254
- “baço” frequency rank
- #13,668
- “ban” frequency rank
- 44922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baço | ban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se da cor sem brilho, embaciada | proibição |
Letter map: baço vs ban
Shared letters muted; letters that set baço and ban apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. baço runs 4 letters (CVCV) against ban's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for baço / ban
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: baço is anadjective and bananoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44922, 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/. ban is at rank #13,668, 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 44922, this pair ranks #20,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baço vs ban
Shared letters: ab. Private to "baço": oç. Private to "ban": n.
"baço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ban" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baço" and "ban" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "baço" or "ban"?
What to do next
You've compared "baço" and "ban". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "baço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baço" and "ban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baço vs brio". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,509 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.