Which to use
“báltico” is an adjective and “bastião” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,762
- “báltico” frequency rank
- #44,231
- “bastião” frequency rank
- 91993
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | báltico | bastião |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ao mar Báltico, mar situado ao norte do continente europeu | parte de uma fortificação construída de modo que as muralhas formam um pentágono irregular |
Letter map: báltico vs bastião
Shared letters muted; letters that set báltico and bastião apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. báltico (CVCCVCV) and bastião (CVCCVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - báltico and bastião
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: báltico is anadjective and bastiãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91993, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
báltico is recorded at frequency rank #47,762, classified as anadj. bastião is at rank #44,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐʃ.ˈtjɐ̃w̃/.
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 91993, this pair ranks #180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of báltico vs bastião
Shared letters: biot. Private to "báltico": clá. Private to "bastião": asã.
"báltico" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "bastião" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "báltico" and "bastião" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "báltico" or "bastião"?
What to do next
You've compared "báltico" and "bastião". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "báltico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bastião" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "báltico" and "bastião" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baião vs bastião". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.