Which to use
“Ball” and “baús” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,855
- “Ball” frequency rank
- #47,199
- “baús” frequency rank
- 56054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ball | baús |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bola | plural de baú |
Where the eye mixes Ball and baús
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Ball and baús
A purely visual mix-up. Ball (/bal/) and baús (/bɐ.ˈu/) 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 56054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ball is recorded at frequency rank #8,855, classified as anoun, pronounced /bal/. baús is at rank #47,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈu/.
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 56054, this pair ranks #10,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Ball vs baús
Shared letters: ab. Private to "Ball": l. Private to "baús": sú.
"Ball" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "baús" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Ball ← abll · bball · blal
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Ball" and "baús" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Ball" vs "baús" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Ball" and "baús" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ball" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baús" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ball" and "baús" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baús vs bué". 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 #10,207 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.