Which to use
“borda” and “borrar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,724
- “borda” frequency rank
- #41,857
- “borrar” frequency rank
- 50581
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borda | borrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo bordar | cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura. |
Where the eye mixes borda and borrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. borda runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against borrar's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses borda with borrar
A purely visual mix-up. borda (/ˈbɔɾ.dɐ/) and borrar (/bo.ˈraɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50581, 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/. borrar is at rank #41,857, tagged as averb, pronounced /bo.ˈraɾ/.
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 50581, this pair ranks #14,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of borda vs borrar
Shared letters: abor. Private to "borda": d. Private to "borrar": -.
"borda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "borda" and "borrar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "borda" or "borrar" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "borda" and "borrar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "borda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "borrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borda" and "borrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "borrão vs borrar". 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 #14,388 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.