Which to use
“baía” and “batida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,499
- “baía” frequency rank
- #6,616
- “batida” frequency rank
- 14115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baía | batida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | acidente geográfico em que uma porção de mar avança para dentro do continente, como se estivesse sendo abocanhada; é maior do que a enseada e menor do que o golfo | ação de bater, choque, colisão |
Where the eye mixes baía and batida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. baía runs 4 letters (CVVV) against batida's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baía with batida
A purely visual mix-up. baía (/bɐ.ˈi.ɐ/) and batida (/bɐ.ˈti.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baía is recorded at frequency rank #7,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈi.ɐ/. batida is at rank #6,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈti.dɐ/.
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 14115, this pair ranks #58,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baía vs batida
Shared letters: ab. Private to "baía": í. Private to "batida": dit.
"baía" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "batida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- batida ← abtida · baitda · batdia · batiad · batidda · battida · bbatida · btaida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baía" for "batida" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baía" or "batida"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "batida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baía" and "batida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baía vs bailar". 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 #58,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.