Which to use
“bin” and “bring” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- #20,516
- “bring” frequency rank
- 29238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bin | bring |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: | trazer |
Where the eye mixes bin and bring
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bin vs bring
A purely visual mix-up. bin (/bɪn/) and bring (/ˈbɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"brIN/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29238, 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/. bring is at rank #20,516, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"brIN/.
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 29238, this pair ranks #39,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bin vs bring
Shared letters: bin. Private to "bin": -. Private to "bring": gr.
"bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "bring" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bring ← bbring · birng · brign · bringg · brinng · brnig · brring · rbing
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bin" and "bring" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "bin" or "bring"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bring" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bin" and "bring" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brains vs bring". 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 #39,456 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.