Which to use
“bai” is a preposition and “box” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,371
- “bai” frequency rank
- #6,381
- “box” frequency rank
- 33752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bai | box |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | de acordo com; conforme | cada espaço subdividido por parede ou extrutura similar e que é destinado ao uso comercial dentro de uma construção maior |
Letter map: bai vs box
Shared letters muted; letters that set bai and box apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - bai and box
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bai is apreposition and boxanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33752, 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/. box is at rank #6,381, 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 33752, this pair ranks #33,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bai vs box
Shared letters: b. Private to "bai": ai. Private to "box": ox.
"bai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "box" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bai" and "box" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bai" vs "box" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "bai" vs "box" 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 "box" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bai" and "box" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bai vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.