Which to use
“borda” is a verb and “bordão” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,724
- “borda” frequency rank
- #30,857
- “bordão” frequency rank
- 39581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borda | bordão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo bordar | vara de apoio |
Letter map: borda vs bordão
Shared letters muted; letters that set borda and bordão apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. borda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against bordão's 6 (CVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - borda and bordão
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: borda is averb and bordãoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39581, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borda is recorded at frequency rank #8,724, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/. bordão is at rank #30,857, tagged as anoun.
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 39581, this pair ranks #26,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of borda vs bordão
Shared letters: bdor. Private to "borda": a. Private to "bordão": ã.
"borda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "bordão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- borda ← bborda · bodra · borad · bordda · borrda · broda · obrda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "borda" for "bordão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "borda" or "bordão" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "borda" and "bordão".
- Full dictionary entry for "borda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bordão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borda" and "bordão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bordão vs borrão". 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 #26,635 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.