Which to use
“bagre” and “barro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,322
- “bagre” frequency rank
- #9,961
- “barro” frequency rank
- 52283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bagre | barro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designação comum dada aos peixes da ordem Siluriformes na maior parte da América do Sul | a matéria-prima para a cerâmica e a olaria |
Letter map: bagre vs barro
Shared letters muted; letters that set bagre and barro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. bagre and barro follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: bagre and barro
bagre and barro 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 52283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bagre is recorded at frequency rank #42,322, classified as anoun. barro is at rank #9,961, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈba.Ru/.
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 52283, this pair ranks #12,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bagre vs barro
Shared letters: abr. Private to "bagre": eg. Private to "barro": o.
"bagre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "barro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bagre" and "barro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bagre" or "barro"?
After this comparison
Pair "bagre" vs "barro" 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 "barro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bagre" and "barro" 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 #12,894 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.