Which to use
“sagt” is a verb and “são” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #237
- “sagt” frequency rank
- #20,080
- “são” frequency rank
- 20317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sagt | são |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sagen | gesund |
Where the eye mixes sagt and são
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sagt is [zaːkt] while são is [sɐ̃w]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20317, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sagt is recorded at frequency rank #237, classified as averb, pronounced [zaːkt]. são is at rank #20,080, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sɐ̃w].
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 20317, this pair ranks #1,899,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sagt vs são
Shared letters: s. Private to "sagt": agt. Private to "são": oã.
"sagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "são" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sagt ← asgt · saggt · sagtt · satg · sgat · ssagt