Which to use
“braço” and “bruços” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,130
- “braço” frequency rank
- #31,269
- “bruços” frequency rank
- 33399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | braço | bruços |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um dos membros anteriores humanos | um dos estilos da natação de competição |
Where the eye mixes braço and bruços
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. braço runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against bruços's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses braço with bruços
A purely visual mix-up. braço (/ˈbɾä.sʊ/) and bruços (/ˈbɾu.sus/) 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 33399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
braço is recorded at frequency rank #2,130, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɾä.sʊ/. bruços is at rank #31,269, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɾu.sus/.
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 33399, this pair ranks #34,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of braço vs bruços
Shared letters: borç. Private to "braço": a. Private to "bruços": su.
"braço" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "bruços" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "braço" for "bruços" ever safe?
Frequency check: "braço" vs "bruços" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "braço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bruços" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "braço" and "bruços" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bruços vs brusco". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #34,142 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.