Which to use
“sábado” is a noun and “sabido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #880
- “sábado” frequency rank
- #11,960
- “sabido” frequency rank
- 12840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sábado | sabido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sexto dia da semana pela norma ISO 8601, posterior à sexta-feira e anterior ao domingo; por fundamentação bíblica e etimológica, é considerado o último dia da semana | que se sabe |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sábado and sabido apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
sábado and sabido form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sábado is recorded at frequency rank #880, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsa.bɐ.dʊ/. sabido is at rank #11,960, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɐ.ˈbi.du/.
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 12840, this pair ranks #59,637 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sábado" and "sabido" be used interchangeably?
Remembering sábado vs sabido
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “sábado”; for an adjective, it's “sabido”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sábado” entry
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