Which to use
“bastião” is a noun and “batido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,231
- “bastião” frequency rank
- #9,626
- “batido” frequency rank
- 53857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bastião | batido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte de uma fortificação construída de modo que as muralhas formam um pentágono irregular | que tem sido usado por muitos |
Letter map: bastião vs batido
Shared letters muted; letters that set bastião and batido apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. bastião runs 7 letters (CVCCVVV) against batido's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - bastião and batido
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bastião is anoun and batidoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bastião is recorded at frequency rank #44,231, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɐʃ.ˈtjɐ̃w̃/. batido is at rank #9,626, tagged as anadj.
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 53857, this pair ranks #11,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bastião vs batido
Shared letters: abiot. Private to "bastião": sã. Private to "batido": d.
"bastião" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV · "batido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- batido ← abtido · baitdo · batdio · batiddo · batiod · battido · bbatido · btaido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bastião" and "batido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bastião" or "batido"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bastião" and "batido".
- Full dictionary entry for "bastião" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "batido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bastião" and "batido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "báltico vs bastião". 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 #11,729 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.