Which to use
“banda” and “banha” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #908
- “banda” frequency rank
- #21,667
- “banha” frequency rank
- 22575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banda | banha |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte lateral de um objeto | gordura animal, especialmente a de porco |
Where the eye mixes banda and banha
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. banda and banha follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses banda with banha
A purely visual mix-up. banda (/ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/) and banha (/ˈbã.ɲa/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - d in “banda” becomes h in “banha”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banda is recorded at frequency rank #908, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/. banha is at rank #21,667, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbã.ɲa/.
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 22575, this pair ranks #47,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of banda vs banha
Shared letters: abn. Private to "banda": d. Private to "banha": h.
"banda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "banha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "banda" and "banha" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "banda" or "banha"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "banda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "banha" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banda" and "banha" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baga vs banha". 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 #47,442 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.