Which to use
“bas” is an adjective and “bran” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,453
- “bas” frequency rank
- #29,613
- “bran” frequency rank
- 65066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bas | bran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | baixo: | farelo. |
Where the eye mixes bas and bran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bas runs 3 letters (CVC) against bran's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses bas with bran
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bas is /bɑ/ while bran is /bræn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bas is recorded at frequency rank #35,453, classified as anadj, pronounced /bɑ/. bran is at rank #29,613, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bræn/.
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 65066, this pair ranks #5,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bas vs bran
Shared letters: ab. Private to "bas": s. Private to "bran": nr.
"bas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bran" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bran ← barn · bbran · brann · brna · brran · rban
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bas" for "bran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bas" vs "bran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bas" and "bran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bas vs bué". 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 #5,539 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.