Which to use
“bien” is a noun and “bin” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,913
- “bien” frequency rank
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- 32635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bien | bin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abelha | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: |
Where the eye mixes bien and bin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bien vs bin
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bien is /biˈen/ while bin is /bɪn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bien is recorded at frequency rank #23,913, classified as anoun, pronounced /biˈen/. bin is at rank #8,722, tagged as averb, pronounced /bɪn/.
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 32635, this pair ranks #35,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bien vs bin
Shared letters: bin. Private to "bien": e. Private to "bin": -.
"bien" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bien ← bbien · bein · bienn · bine · iben
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bien" and "bin" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bien" or "bin"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bien" and "bin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bien vs bile". 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 #35,116 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.