Which to use
“bad” and “bran” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,699
- “bad” frequency rank
- #29,613
- “bran” frequency rank
- 34312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bad | bran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | banho | farelo. |
Where the eye mixes bad and bran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bad and bran
A purely visual mix-up. bad (/bɑt/) and bran (/bræn/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bad is recorded at frequency rank #4,699, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɑt/. bran is at rank #29,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bræn/.
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 34312, this pair ranks #32,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bad vs bran
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bad": d. Private to "bran": nr.
"bad" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bran ← barn · bbran · brann · brna · brran · rban
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bad" and "bran" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bad" or "bran"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bad" and "bran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brains vs bran". 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 #32,991 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.