Which to use
“baço” is an adjective and “barca” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,254
- “baço” frequency rank
- #14,525
- “barca” frequency rank
- 45779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baço | barca |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | diz-se da cor sem brilho, embaciada | embarcação larga e pouco funda |
Where the eye mixes baço and barca
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: baço vs barca
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baço is /ˈba.su/ while barca is /ˈbaɾ.kɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45779, 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/. barca is at rank #14,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɾ.kɐ/.
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 45779, this pair ranks #19,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baço vs barca
Shared letters: ab. Private to "baço": oç. Private to "barca": cr.
"baço" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "barca" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- barca ← abrca · bacra · barac · barcca · barrca · bbarca · braca
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baço" for "barca" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "baço" or "barca" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "baço" and "barca" 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 "barca" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baço" and "barca" 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 #19,618 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.