Which to use
“bin” is a verb and “but” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,722
- “bin” frequency rank
- #7,254
- “but” frequency rank
- 15976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bin | but |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sein: | mas, porém, todavia |
Letter map: bin vs but
Shared letters muted; letters that set bin and but apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for bin / but
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bin is averb and butaconjunction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15976, 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/. but is at rank #7,254, tagged as aconj.
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 15976, this pair ranks #55,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bin vs but
Shared letters: b. Private to "bin": in. Private to "but": tu.
"bin" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "but" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bin" and "but" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "bin" vs "but" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "bin" and "but". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "bin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "but" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bin" and "but" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bile vs bin". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.