Which to use
“bruços” and “bruxo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,269
- “bruços” frequency rank
- #17,210
- “bruxo” frequency rank
- 48479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bruços | bruxo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | um dos estilos da natação de competição | diz-se do homem que faz bruxarias |
Letter map: bruços vs bruxo
Shared letters muted; letters that set bruços and bruxo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. bruços runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against bruxo's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - bruços / bruxo
bruços and bruxo 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 48479, 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/. bruxo is at rank #17,210, tagged as anoun.
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 48479, this pair ranks #16,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of bruços vs bruxo
Shared letters: boru. Private to "bruços": sç. Private to "bruxo": x.
"bruços" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "bruxo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- bruxo ← bbruxo · brruxo · bruox · bruxxo · brxuo · burxo · rbuxo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bruços" and "bruxo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "bruços" and "bruxo".
- Full dictionary entry for "bruços" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bruxo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bruços" and "bruxo" 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 #16,676 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.