Which to use
“banha” is a noun and “banhar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,667
- “banha” frequency rank
- #26,977
- “banhar” frequency rank
- 48644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | banha | banhar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gordura animal, especialmente a de porco | mergulhar em líquido, cobrir de líquido |
Where the eye mixes banha and banhar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. banha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against banhar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: banha vs banhar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: banha is /ˈbã.ɲa/ while banhar is /bɐ.ˈɲaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “banha” sits inside “banhar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
banha is recorded at frequency rank #21,667, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbã.ɲa/. banhar is at rank #26,977, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɐ.ˈɲaɾ/.
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 48644, this pair ranks #16,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of banha vs banhar
Shared letters: abhn. Private to "banha": -. Private to "banhar": r.
"banha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "banhar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "banha" and "banhar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "banha" or "banhar" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "banha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "banhar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "banha" and "banhar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailar vs banhar". 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 #16,518 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.