Which to use
“basear” and “bater” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,575
- “basear” frequency rank
- #1,807
- “bater” frequency rank
- 25382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | basear | bater |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fundamentar | dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear |
Where the eye mixes basear and bater
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: basear vs bater
A purely visual mix-up. basear (/bɐ.ˈzjaɾ/) and bater (/bɐ.ˈteɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
basear is recorded at frequency rank #23,575, classified as averb, pronounced /bɐ.ˈzjaɾ/. bater is at rank #1,807, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɐ.ˈteɾ/.
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 25382, this pair ranks #43,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of basear vs bater
Shared letters: aber. Private to "basear": s. Private to "bater": t.
"basear" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "bater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "basear" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "basear" and "bater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bailar vs basear". 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 #43,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.