Which to use
“baila” and “batida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,025
- “baila” frequency rank
- #6,616
- “batida” frequency rank
- 41641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baila | batida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | baile | ação de bater, choque, colisão |
Where the eye mixes baila and batida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. baila runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against batida's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between baila and batida
A purely visual mix-up. baila (/ˈbaj.lɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baila is recorded at frequency rank #35,025, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaj.lɐ/. 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 41641, this pair ranks #24,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baila vs batida
Shared letters: abi. Private to "baila": l. Private to "batida": dt.
"baila" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "batida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baila" and "batida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baila" vs "batida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "baila" and "batida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baila" 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 #24,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baila" and "batida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baila vs bile". 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 #24,253 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.