binvsbringTell them apart

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.

3 ch
bin
5 ch
bring

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

  • bringbbring · birng · brign · bringg · brinng · brnig · brring · rbing

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bin" and "bring" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/bɪn/ versus /ˈbɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"brIN/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bin" or "bring"?
"bin" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,722 in our Portuguese list, against #20,516 for "bring". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list