Which to use
“baião” and “botão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,438
- “baião” frequency rank
- #4,293
- “botão” frequency rank
- 34731
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baião | botão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tabua-larga (Typha latifolia) | dispositivo encontrado em máquinas usado - pressionando - para mudar o estado da máquina, começar ou parar um processo |
Where the eye mixes baião and botão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. baião (CVVVV) and botão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses baião with botão
A purely visual mix-up. baião (/baj.'oŋ/) and botão (/bu.ˈtɐ̃w̃/) 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 34731, 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/. botão is at rank #4,293, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bu.ˈtɐ̃w̃/.
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 34731, this pair ranks #32,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baião vs botão
Shared letters: boã. Private to "baião": ai. Private to "botão": t.
"baião" · 5 letters · shape CVVVV · "botão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baião" for "botão" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baião" or "botão"?
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 "botão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baião" and "botão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baião vs bailar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #32,464 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.