Which to use
“balde” and “blade” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,431
- “balde” frequency rank
- #20,796
- “blade” frequency rank
- 29227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | balde | blade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vasilha de forma quase cilíndrica para o transporte de água e outros usos domésticos feita em madeira, metal ou plástico | lâmina |
Letter map: balde vs blade
Shared letters muted; letters that set balde and blade apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: balde and blade
balde and blade 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 only by swapping two adjacent letters (al ↔ la) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
balde is recorded at frequency rank #8,431, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbaɫ.dɨ/. blade is at rank #20,796, tagged as anoun.
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 29227, this pair ranks #39,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of balde vs blade
Shared letters: abdel. Private to "balde": -. Private to "blade": -.
"balde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "blade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "balde" for "blade" ever safe?
Frequency check: "balde" vs "blade" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "balde" and "blade".
- Full dictionary entry for "balde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "balde" and "blade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beldade vs blade". 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 #39,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.