Which to use
“bater” and “botar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,807
- “bater” frequency rank
- #8,299
- “botar” frequency rank
- 10106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bater | botar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dar pancada, com objeto, com a mão ou com o pé, em; golpear | pôr |
Where the eye mixes bater and botar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bater vs botar
A purely visual mix-up. bater (/bɐ.ˈteɾ/) and botar (/bu.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bater is recorded at frequency rank #1,807, classified as averb, pronounced /bɐ.ˈteɾ/. botar is at rank #8,299, tagged as averb, pronounced /bu.ˈtaɾ/.
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 10106, this pair ranks #63,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bater vs botar
Shared letters: abrt. Private to "bater": e. Private to "botar": o.
"bater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "botar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bater" for "botar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bater" or "botar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bater" and "botar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bater" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "botar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bater" and "botar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bolor vs botar". 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 #63,111 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.