bin vs bis, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“bin” is a verb and “bis” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,722
“bin” frequency rank: #14,300
“bis” frequency rank: 23022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	bin	bis
Definition	primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein:	até

Letter map: bin vs bis

Shared letters muted; letters that set bin and bis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch

bin

3 ch

bis

Role in the sentence - bin and bis

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bin is averb and bisapreposition. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “bin” becomes s in “bis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bin is recorded at frequency rank #8,722, classified as averb, pronounced /bɪn/. 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 23022, this pair ranks #46,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bin vs bis

Shared letters: bi. Private to "bin": n. Private to "bis": s.

"bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bis" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bin" and "bis" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "bin" is a verb and "bis" a preposition, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "bin" vs "bis" - which ranks higher?

"bin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,722 in our Portuguese list, against #14,300 for "bis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "bin" 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 #46,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"bin" and "bis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #46,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.