Which to use
“bin” is a verb and “bom” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- #96
- “bom” frequency rank
- 8818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bin | bom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: | que corresponde plenamente ao que é exigido, desejado ou esperado quanto à sua natureza, adequação, função, eficácia, funcionamento etc. (falando de ser ou coisa) |
Letter map: bin vs bom
Shared letters muted; letters that set bin and bom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for bin / bom
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bin is averb and bomanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8818, 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/. bom is at rank #96, tagged as anadj.
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 8818, this pair ranks #64,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bin vs bom
Shared letters: b. Private to "bin": in. Private to "bom": mo.
"bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bin" for "bom" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bin" vs "bom" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "bin" vs "bom" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bin" and "bom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.