# básico vs bico

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### básico
*adjective · IPA /ˈba.zi.ku/ · frequency rank #3,747*
que serve de base

### bico
*noun · IPA /ˈbi.ku/ · frequency rank #5,914*
extremidade de entrada do sistema digestivo de uma ave

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/basico-vs-bico