sabidovssaídaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sabido is a adjective, saída is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sabido” is an adjective and “saída” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,960
“sabido” frequency rank
#1,201
“saída” frequency rank
13161
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sabido saída
Definition que se sabe ação de sair

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sabido and saída apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
sabido
5 ch
saída

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sabido is /sɐ.ˈbi.du/ while saída is /sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sabido is recorded at frequency rank #11,960, classified as anadj, pronounced /sɐ.ˈbi.du/. saída is at rank #1,201, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/.

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 13161, this pair ranks #59,282 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sabido vs saída

Shared letters: ads. Private to "sabido": bio. Private to "saída": í.

"sabido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "saída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sabidoasbido · sabbido · sabdio · sabiddo · sabiod · saibdo · sbaido · ssabido

Frequency comparison

sabido#11,960
saída#1,201

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sabido" and "saída" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sabido" is an adjective and "saída" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sabido" or "saída"?
"saída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,201 in our Portuguese list, against #11,960 for "sabido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sabido vs saída

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sabido”; for a noun, it's “saída”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sabido” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list