Which to use
“behind” and “beyond” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,071
- “behind” frequency rank
- #14,786
- “beyond” frequency rank
- 33857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | behind | beyond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | atrás, detrás | além |
Where the eye mixes behind and beyond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: behind vs beyond
A purely visual mix-up. behind (/bI"haInd/) and beyond (/bɪˈjɒnd/) 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 33857, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
behind is recorded at frequency rank #19,071, classified as anadv, pronounced /bI"haInd/. beyond is at rank #14,786, tagged as anadv, pronounced /bɪˈjɒnd/.
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 33857, this pair ranks #33,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of behind vs beyond
Shared letters: bden. Private to "behind": hi. Private to "beyond": oy.
"behind" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "beyond" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "behind" for "beyond" ever safe?
Which is more common, "behind" or "beyond"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "behind" and "beyond" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "behind" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "beyond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "behind" and "beyond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "belong vs beyond". 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 #33,551 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.