Which to use
“bagre” and “balde” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,322
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #8,431
- “balde” frequency rank
- 50753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | balde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul | vasilha de forma quase cilíndrica para o transporte de água e outros usos domésticos feita em madeira, metal ou plástico |
Letter map: bagre vs balde
Shared letters muted; letters that set bagre and balde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. bagre and balde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on bagre vs balde
bagre and balde are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bagre is recorded at frequency rank #42,322, classified as anoun. balde is at rank #8,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɫ.dɨ/.
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 50753, this pair ranks #14,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs balde
Shared letters: abe. Private to "bagre": gr. Private to "balde": dl.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "balde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bagre" for "balde" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bagre" or "balde"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bagre" and "balde".
- Full dictionary entry for "bagre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "balde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "balde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baga vs bagre". 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 #14,206 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.