Which to use
“bagre” and “bar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,322
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #2,081
- “bar” frequency rank
- 44403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | bar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul | dependência de hotel, de restaurante, de estabelecimento onde se vendem bebidas normalmente com um balcão; sala ou botequim com tal balcão |
Letter map: bagre vs bar
Shared letters muted; letters that set bagre and bar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. bagre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bar's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on bagre vs bar
bagre and bar 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bagre is recorded at frequency rank #42,322, classified as anoun. bar is at rank #2,081, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɾ/.
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 44403, this pair ranks #21,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs bar
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bagre": eg. Private to "bar": -.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bagre ← abgre · bager · baggre · bagrre · barge · bbagre · bgare
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bagre" and "bar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bagre" or "bar" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "bagre" and "bar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bagre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "bar" 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 #21,092 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.