# behind vs being

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### behind
*adverb · IPA /bI"haInd/ · frequency rank #19,071*
atrás, detrás

### being
*conjunction · IPA /ˈbiː.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #20,214*
já que, dado (que):

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/behind-vs-being