Which to use
“bordão” and “border” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,857
- “bordão” frequency rank
- #20,220
- “border” frequency rank
- 51077
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bordão | border |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vara de apoio | fronteira |
Letter map: bordão vs border
Shared letters muted; letters that set bordão and border apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bordão (CVCCVV) and border (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: bordão and border
bordão and border are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bordão is recorded at frequency rank #30,857, classified as anoun. border is at rank #20,220, tagged as anoun, pronounced /bɔːdə/.
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 51077, this pair ranks #13,926 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bordão vs border
Shared letters: bdor. Private to "bordão": ã. Private to "border": e.
"bordão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "border" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- border ← bborder · bodrer · bordder · borderr · bordre · boredr · borrder · broder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bordão" and "border" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "bordão" vs "border" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "bordão" vs "border" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bordão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "border" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,926 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bordão" and "border" 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 #13,926 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.