Which to use
“brains” is a noun and “bring” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,793
- “brains” frequency rank
- #20,516
- “bring” frequency rank
- 69309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brains | bring |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inteligência, capacidade mental: | trazer |
Where the eye mixes brains and bring
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: brains vs bring
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: brains is /ˈbɹeɪns/ while bring is /ˈbɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"brIN/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brains is recorded at frequency rank #48,793, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɹeɪns/. bring is at rank #20,516, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈbɹɪŋ/, SAMPA: /"brIN/.
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 69309, this pair ranks #3,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of brains vs bring
Shared letters: binr. Private to "brains": as. Private to "bring": g.
"brains" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "bring" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "brains" and "bring" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "brains" or "bring" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "brains" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bring" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brains" and "bring" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brains vs bran". 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 #3,984 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.