baixarvsbancarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“baixar” and “bancar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,663
“baixar” frequency rank
#12,826
“bancar” frequency rank
15489
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baixar bancar
Definition pôr baixo financiar, pagar os custos

Letter map: baixar vs bancar

Shared letters muted; letters that set baixar and bancar apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. baixar (CVVCVC) and bancar (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
baixar
6 ch
bancar

Spelling & dictionary notes on baixar vs bancar

baixar and bancar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baixar is recorded at frequency rank #2,663, classified as averb, pronounced /baj.ˈʃaɾ/. bancar is at rank #12,826, tagged as averb.

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 15489, this pair ranks #56,315 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of baixar vs bancar

Shared letters: abr. Private to "baixar": ix. Private to "bancar": cn.

"baixar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "bancar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baixar ← abixar · baiaxr · baixarr · baixra · baixxar · baxiar · bbaixar · biaxar
  • bancar ← abncar · bacnar · banacr · bancarr · banccar · bancra · banncar · bbancar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "baixar" and "bancar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "baixar" vs "bancar" - which ranks higher?
"baixar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,663 in our Portuguese list, against #12,826 for "bancar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "baixar" and "bancar".

  • Full dictionary entry for "baixar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bancar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,315 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baixar" and "bancar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailar vs bancar". 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 #56,315 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list