Which to use
“baú” is a noun and “bis” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,895
- “baú” frequency rank
- #14,300
- “bis” frequency rank
- 28195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baú | bis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caixa retangular com tampa convexa e geralmente revestida de couro cru | até |
Letter map: baú vs bis
Shared letters muted; letters that set baú and bis apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for baú / bis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: baú is anoun and bisapreposition. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baú is recorded at frequency rank #13,895, classified as anoun, pronounced /ba.ˈu/. bis is at rank #14,300, tagged as aprep.
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 28195, this pair ranks #40,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baú vs bis
Shared letters: b. Private to "baú": aú. Private to "bis": is.
"baú" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "bis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baú" and "bis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "baú" or "bis" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "baú" and "bis". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "baú" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baú" and "bis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #40,649 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.