bat vs baús, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“bat” and “baús” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,374
“bat” frequency rank: #47,199
“baús” frequency rank: 68573
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	bat	baús
Definition	morcego	plural de baú

Where the eye mixes bat and baús

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. bat runs 3 letters (CVC) against baús's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch

bat

4 ch

baús

Look-alike desk: bat vs baús

A purely visual mix-up. bat (/bæt/) and baús (/bɐ.ˈu/) 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 68573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bat is recorded at frequency rank #21,374, classified as anoun, pronounced /bæt/. baús is at rank #47,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈu/.

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 68573, this pair ranks #4,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of bat vs baús

Shared letters: ab. Private to "bat": t. Private to "baús": sú.

"bat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "baús" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bat" and "baús" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No. They are said differently (/bæt/ versus /bɐ.ˈu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Frequency check: "bat" vs "baús" - which ranks higher?

"bat" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,374 in our Portuguese list, against #47,199 for "baús". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "bat" and "baús" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "bat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "baús" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #4,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"bat" and "baús" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baús vs bué". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #4,238 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.