Which to use
“bai” is a preposition and “bom” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,371
- “bai” frequency rank
- #96
- “bom” frequency rank
- 27467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bai | bom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de acordo com; conforme | que corresponde plenamente ao que é exigido, desejado ou esperado quanto à sua natureza, adequação, função, eficácia, funcionamento etc. (falando de ser ou coisa) |
Letter map: bai vs bom
Shared letters muted; letters that set bai and bom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - bai and bom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bai is apreposition and bomanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27467, 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/. bom is at rank #96, tagged as anadj.
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 27467, this pair ranks #41,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bai vs bom
Shared letters: b. Private to "bai": ai. Private to "bom": mo.
"bai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "bom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bai" and "bom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bai" or "bom"?
After this comparison
Pair "bai" vs "bom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bai" and "bom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bai vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #41,486 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.