Which to use
“sábio” and “sacro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,398
- “sábio” frequency rank
- #42,664
- “sacro” frequency rank
- 51062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sábio | sacro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem o poder de discernimento e julgamento em relação ao que é justo e verdadeiro | sagrado, qualificativo dado a aquilo que tem relação com o divino, a aquilo que se tem em mui alta estima |
Letter map: sábio vs sacro
Shared letters muted; letters that set sábio and sacro apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sábio (CVCVV) and sacro (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - sábio / sacro
sábio and sacro 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sábio is recorded at frequency rank #8,398, classified as anadj. sacro is at rank #42,664, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsa.kɾu/.
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 51062, this pair ranks #13,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sábio vs sacro
Shared letters: os. Private to "sábio": biá. Private to "sacro": acr.
"sábio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sacro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sacro ← ascro · saccro · sacor · sacrro · sarco · scaro · ssacro
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sábio" and "sacro" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sábio" or "sacro"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sábio" and "sacro".
- Full dictionary entry for "sábio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sacro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sábio" and "sacro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sacred vs sacro". 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 #13,935 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.