Which to use
“baús” is a noun and “busy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,199
- “baús” frequency rank
- #48,290
- “busy” frequency rank
- 95489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baús | busy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de baú | ocupado |
Where the eye mixes baús and busy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: baús vs busy
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: baús is /bɐ.ˈu/ while busy is /ˈbɪzi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baús is recorded at frequency rank #47,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /bɐ.ˈu/. busy is at rank #48,290, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈbɪzi/.
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 95489, this pair ranks #65 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of baús vs busy
Shared letters: bs. Private to "baús": aú. Private to "busy": uy.
"baús" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "busy" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- busy ← bbusy · bsuy · bussy · busyy · buys · ubsy
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "baús" for "busy" ever safe?
Frequency check: "baús" vs "busy" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "baús" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "busy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baús" and "busy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bué vs busy". 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 #65 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.