banhovsbingoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: banho is a noun, bingo is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“banho” is a noun and “bingo” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,381
“banho” frequency rank
#16,454
“bingo” frequency rank
17835
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature banho bingo
Definition imersão de um corpo em água, vapor, lama, etc, para limpeza ou tratamento médico expressa (comumente em alto som) que todos os números de uma cartela de jogo chamado bingo foram cantados e assim se a fechou, obtendo-se vitória

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set banho and bingo apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
banho
5 ch
bingo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: banho is /ˈbɐ.ɲu/ while bingo is /ˈbĩ.ɡu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

banho is recorded at frequency rank #1,381, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɐ.ɲu/. bingo is at rank #16,454, tagged as anintj, pronounced /ˈbĩ.ɡu/.

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 17835, this pair ranks #53,304 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of banho vs bingo

Shared letters: bno. Private to "banho": ah. Private to "bingo": gi.

"banho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "bingo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • banhoabnho · bahno · banhho · bannho · banoh · bbanho · bnaho
  • bingobbingo · bigno · binggo · binngo · binog · bnigo · ibngo

Frequency comparison

banho#1,381
bingo#16,454

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "banho" and "bingo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "banho" is a noun and "bingo" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "banho" or "bingo"?
"banho" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,381 in our Portuguese list, against #16,454 for "bingo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering banho vs bingo

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “banho”; for an intj, it's “bingo”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “banho” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list