Which to use
“bagre” and “barra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,322
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #2,355
- “barra” frequency rank
- 44677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | barra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul | peça larga de metal ou outro material, via de regra de forma cilíndrica ou prismática |
Letter map: bagre vs barra
Shared letters muted; letters that set bagre and barra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. bagre and barra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - bagre / barra
bagre and barra 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 44677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bagre is recorded at frequency rank #42,322, classified as anoun. barra is at rank #2,355, 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 44677, this pair ranks #20,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs barra
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bagre": eg. Private to "barra": -.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "barra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bagre" for "barra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bagre" or "barra"?
What to do next
Pair "bagre" vs "barra" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bagre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "barra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "barra" 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 #20,763 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.