Which to use
“barrar” and “borrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,945
- “barrar” frequency rank
- #41,857
- “borrar” frequency rank
- 58802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | barrar | borrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atravessar com barras | cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura. |
Letter map: barrar vs borrar
Shared letters muted; letters that set barrar and borrar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. barrar and borrar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - barrar / borrar
barrar and borrar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - a in “barrar” becomes o in “borrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
barrar is recorded at frequency rank #16,945, classified as averb. borrar is at rank #41,857, tagged as averb, pronounced /bo.ˈraɾ/.
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 58802, this pair ranks #8,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of barrar vs borrar
Shared letters: abr. Private to "barrar": -. Private to "borrar": o.
"barrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "barrar" for "borrar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "barrar" or "borrar"?
What to do next
Pair "barrar" vs "borrar" 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 "borrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "barrar" and "borrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borrão vs borrar". 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 #8,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.