Which to use
“baixar” and “beijar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,663
- “baixar” frequency rank
- #5,602
- “beijar” frequency rank
- 8265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baixar | beijar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr baixo | oscular; dar beijo (ósculo) |
Where the eye mixes baixar and beijar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. baixar and beijar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between baixar and beijar
A purely visual mix-up. baixar (/baj.ˈʃaɾ/) and beijar (/bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/) 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 8265, 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/. beijar is at rank #5,602, tagged as averb, pronounced /bei̯.ˈʒaʁ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɾ/, /bei̯.ˈʒaɹ/.
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 8265, this pair ranks #65,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of baixar vs beijar
Shared letters: abir. Private to "baixar": x. Private to "beijar": ej.
"baixar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "beijar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baixar" for "beijar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "baixar" or "beijar"?
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 "baixar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beijar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baixar" and "beijar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailar vs beijar". 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 #65,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.