Which to use
“banda” and “batida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #908
- “banda” frequency rank
- #6,616
- “batida” frequency rank
- 7524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banda | batida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte lateral de um objeto | ação de bater, choque, colisão |
Where the eye mixes banda and batida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: banda vs batida
A purely visual mix-up. banda (/ˈbɐ̃.dɐ/) and batida (/bɐ.ˈti.dɐ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7524, 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/. batida is at rank #6,616, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈti.dɐ/.
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 7524, this pair ranks #66,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of banda vs batida
Shared letters: abd. Private to "banda": n. Private to "batida": it.
"banda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "batida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "banda" and "batida" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "banda" vs "batida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "banda" and "batida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "banda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "batida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banda" and "batida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "batera vs batida". 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 #66,591 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.