baixovsbatidoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#625
“baixo” frequency rank
#9,626
“batido” frequency rank
10251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature baixo batido
Definition de pouca estatura: que tem sido usado por muitos

Letter map: baixo vs batido

Shared letters muted; letters that set baixo and batido apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. baixo runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against batido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
baixo
6 ch
batido

Corpus notes: baixo and batido

baixo and batido 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

baixo is recorded at frequency rank #625, classified as anadj, pronounced /'bai̯.ʃu/. batido is at rank #9,626, tagged as anadj.

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 10251, this pair ranks #62,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of baixo vs batido

Shared letters: abio. Private to "baixo": x. Private to "batido": dt.

"baixo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "batido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • baixo ← abixo · baiox · baixxo · baxio · bbaixo · biaxo
  • batido ← abtido · baitdo · batdio · batiddo · batiod · battido · bbatido · btaido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "baixo" and "batido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "baixo" vs "batido" - which ranks higher?
"baixo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #625 in our Portuguese list, against #9,626 for "batido". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "baixo" vs "batido" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "baixo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "batido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,908 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "baixo" and "batido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "báltico vs batido". 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 #62,908 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