Which to use
“balão” and “balde” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,601
- “balão” frequency rank
- #8,431
- “balde” frequency rank
- 16032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | balão | balde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | recipiente de forma oval que, cheio de um fluido mais leve que o ar, flutua sem auxílio de um sistema de propulsão | vasilha de forma quase cilíndrica para o transporte de água e outros usos domésticos feita em madeira, metal ou plástico |
Letter map: balão vs balde
Shared letters muted; letters that set balão and balde apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: balão and balde
balão and balde 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 16032, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
balão is recorded at frequency rank #7,601, classified as anoun. balde is at rank #8,431, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɫ.dɨ/.
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 16032, this pair ranks #55,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of balão vs balde
Shared letters: abl. Private to "balão": oã. Private to "balde": de.
"balão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "balde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- balde ← ablde · badle · baldde · baled · ballde · bbalde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "balão" and "balde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "balão" or "balde"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "balão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "balde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "balão" and "balde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "balde 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 #55,619 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.