Which to use
“bani” and “bin” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,994
- “bani” frequency rank
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- 48716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bani | bin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | banhar, tomar banho, molhar | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: |
Where the eye mixes bani and bin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses bani with bin
A purely visual mix-up. bani (/ˈba.ni/) and bin (/bɪn/) 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 48716, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bani is recorded at frequency rank #39,994, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈba.ni/. bin is at rank #8,722, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɪn/.
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 48716, this pair ranks #16,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bani vs bin
Shared letters: bin. Private to "bani": a. Private to "bin": -.
"bani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bani ← banni · bbani · bnai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bani" and "bin" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bani" or "bin" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bani" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bani" and "bin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bandit vs bani". 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 #16,435 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.