Which to use
“bai” is a preposition and “bin” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,371
- “bai” frequency rank
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- 36093
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bai | bin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de acordo com; conforme | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: |
Where the eye mixes bai and bin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bai vs bin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bai is /ba.ˈi/ while bin is /bɪn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bai is recorded at frequency rank #27,371, classified as aprep, pronounced /ba.ˈi/. bin is at rank #8,722, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɪn/.
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 36093, this pair ranks #30,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bai vs bin
Shared letters: bi. Private to "bai": a. Private to "bin": n.
"bai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bai" and "bin" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bai" or "bin"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "bai" and "bin" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bai" and "bin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bai vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #30,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.