# bar vs by

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### bar
*noun · IPA /ˈbaɾ/ · frequency rank #2,081*
dependência de hotel, de restaurante, de estabelecimento onde se vendem bebidas normalmente com um balcão; sala ou botequim com tal balcão

### by
*preposition · frequency rank #1,598*
por;

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/bar-vs-by