Which to use
“bin” is a verb and “bon” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- #10,479
- “bon” frequency rank
- 19201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bin | bon |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: | bom |
Letter map: bin vs bon
Shared letters muted; letters that set bin and bon apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: bin vs bon
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bin is averb and bonanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - i in “bin” becomes o in “bon”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19201, 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/. bon is at rank #10,479, 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 19201, this pair ranks #51,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bin vs bon
Shared letters: bn. Private to "bin": i. Private to "bon": o.
"bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bon" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bin" and "bon" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "bin" or "bon" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bin" and "bon".
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bon" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bin" and "bon" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bon vs bué". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.