Which to use
“bruços” is a noun and “bruto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,269
- “bruços” frequency rank
- #5,918
- “bruto” frequency rank
- 37187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bruços | bruto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um dos estilos da natação de competição | néscio, incapaz |
Letter map: bruços vs bruto
Shared letters muted; letters that set bruços and bruto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bruços runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against bruto's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - bruços and bruto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: bruços is anoun and brutoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bruços is recorded at frequency rank #31,269, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈbɾu.sus/. bruto is at rank #5,918, tagged as anadj.
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 37187, this pair ranks #29,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bruços vs bruto
Shared letters: boru. Private to "bruços": sç. Private to "bruto": t.
"bruços" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "bruto" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bruto ← bbruto · brruto · brtuo · bruot · brutto · burto · rbuto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bruços" for "bruto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "bruços" or "bruto"?
What to do next
Pair "bruços" vs "bruto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "bruços" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bruto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bruços" and "bruto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bruços vs brusco". 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 #29,480 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.