Which to use
“barrar” is a verb and “borrão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,945
- “barrar” frequency rank
- #48,282
- “borrão” frequency rank
- 65227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barrar | borrão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atravessar com barras | sujidade |
Letter map: barrar vs borrão
Shared letters muted; letters that set barrar and borrão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. barrar (CVCCVC) and borrão (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: barrar vs borrão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: barrar is averb and borrãoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barrar is recorded at frequency rank #16,945, classified as averb. borrão is at rank #48,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bu.ˈRɐ̃w̃/.
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 65227, this pair ranks #5,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barrar vs borrão
Shared letters: br. Private to "barrar": a. Private to "borrão": oã.
"barrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borrão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- barrar ← abrrar · bararr · barrarr · barrra · bbarrar · brarar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "barrar" and "borrão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "barrar" or "borrão"?
What to do next
Pair "barrar" vs "borrão" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "barrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borrão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barrar" and "borrão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borrão vs borrego". 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 #5,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.