Which to use
“bah” is an intj and “baús” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,437
- “bah” frequency rank
- #47,199
- “baús” frequency rank
- 77636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bah | baús |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa espanto ou admiração | plural de baú |
Letter map: bah vs baús
Shared letters muted; letters that set bah and baús apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. bah runs 3 letters (CVC) against baús's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for bah / baús
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bah is anintj and baúsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bah is recorded at frequency rank #30,437, classified as anintj. baús is at rank #47,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈu/.
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 77636, this pair ranks #1,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bah vs baús
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bah": h. Private to "baús": sú.
"bah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "baús" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bah" and "baús" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bah" or "baús" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "bah" and "baús". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baús" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bah" and "baús" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baús vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,829 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.