Which to use
“borra” is a noun and “borrar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,920
- “borra” frequency rank
- #41,857
- “borrar” frequency rank
- 82777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | borra | borrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chasco, ave do gênero Oenanthe | cobrir com bosta a eira terrosa, previamente à malha do cereal, para assim facilitar a lavoura. |
Where the eye mixes borra and borrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. borra 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 borra with borrar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: borra is /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/ while borrar is /bo.ˈraɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “borra” sits inside “borrar”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
borra is recorded at frequency rank #40,920, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɔ.Rɐ/. 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 82777, this pair ranks #987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of borra vs borrar
Shared letters: abor. Private to "borra": -. Private to "borrar": -.
"borra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "borrar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "borra" and "borrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "borra" or "borrar"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "borra" 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 #987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "borra" 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 #987 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.