Which to use
“bordão” and “bordo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,857
- “bordão” frequency rank
- #3,456
- “bordo” frequency rank
- 34313
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bordão | bordo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vara de apoio | cada um dos lados de um navio |
Letter map: bordão vs bordo
Shared letters muted; letters that set bordão and bordo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. bordão runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against bordo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on bordão vs bordo
bordão and bordo 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bordão is recorded at frequency rank #30,857, classified as anoun. bordo is at rank #3,456, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔɾ.du/.
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 34313, this pair ranks #32,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bordão vs bordo
Shared letters: bdor. Private to "bordão": ã. Private to "bordo": -.
"bordão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "bordo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bordo ← bbordo · bodro · borddo · borod · borrdo · brodo · obrdo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bordão" for "bordo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bordão" vs "bordo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bordão" and "bordo".
- Full dictionary entry for "bordão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bordo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bordão" and "bordo" 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 #32,989 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.