Which to use
“sábio” is an adjective and “sair” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,398
- “sábio” frequency rank
- #290
- “sair” frequency rank
- 8688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sábio | sair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem o poder de discernimento e julgamento em relação ao que é justo e verdadeiro | passar de dentro para fora; deixar |
Letter map: sábio vs sair
Shared letters muted; letters that set sábio and sair apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sábio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against sair's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: sábio vs sair
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sábio is anadjective and sairaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sábio is recorded at frequency rank #8,398, classified as anadj. sair is at rank #290, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɐ.ˈiɾ/.
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 8688, this pair ranks #64,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sábio vs sair
Shared letters: is. Private to "sábio": boá. Private to "sair": ar.
"sábio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sair ← asir · sairr · sari · siar · ssair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sábio" for "sair" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sábio" or "sair"?
After this comparison
Pair "sábio" vs "sair" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sábio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sair" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sábio" and "sair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sábio 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 #64,993 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.