Which to use
“barranco” is a noun and “branco” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,846
- “barranco” frequency rank
- #863
- “branco” frequency rank
- 31709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barranco | branco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | quebra de continuidade abrupta em um terreno criando uma margem bastante inclinada ao lado de cursos d'água e estradas | relativo à raça branca |
Where the eye mixes barranco and branco
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: barranco vs branco
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: barranco is /baˈʁɐ̃.ku/ [baˈhɐ̃.ku] while branco is /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barranco is recorded at frequency rank #30,846, classified as anoun, pronounced /baˈʁɐ̃.ku/ [baˈhɐ̃.ku]. branco is at rank #863, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɾɐ̃.ku/.
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 31709, this pair ranks #36,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of barranco vs branco
Shared letters: abcnor. Private to "barranco": -. Private to "branco": -.
"barranco" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "branco" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "barranco" for "branco" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "barranco" or "branco" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "barranco" and "branco" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "barranco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "branco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barranco" and "branco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "barranco vs barroco". 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 #36,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.