Which to use
“baião” and “banjo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,438
- “baião” frequency rank
- #34,156
- “banjo” frequency rank
- 64594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baião | banjo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tabua-larga (Typha latifolia) | espécie de instrumento de cordas da família do alaúde, de corpo redondo, com uma abertura circular na parte posterior, originário da África |
Where the eye mixes baião and banjo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. baião (CVVVV) and banjo (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: baião vs banjo
A purely visual mix-up. baião (/baj.'oŋ/) and banjo ([ˈbɐ̃.ʒu], Plural: [ˈbɐ̃.ʒuʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baião is recorded at frequency rank #30,438, classified as anoun, pronounced /baj.'oŋ/. banjo is at rank #34,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbɐ̃.ʒu], Plural: [ˈbɐ̃.ʒuʃ].
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 64594, this pair ranks #5,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baião vs banjo
Shared letters: abo. Private to "baião": iã. Private to "banjo": jn.
"baião" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "banjo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- banjo ← abnjo · bajno · banjjo · bannjo · banoj · bbanjo · bnajo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "baião" and "banjo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "baião" or "banjo"?
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 "baião" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "banjo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baião" and "banjo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baião 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 #5,712 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.