Which to use
“sacar” and “saciar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,172
- “sacar” frequency rank
- #33,602
- “saciar” frequency rank
- 46774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacar | saciar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente | satisfazer (fome, sede, desejo sexual, etc) |
Letter map: sacar vs saciar
Shared letters muted; letters that set sacar and saciar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. sacar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against saciar's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: sacar and saciar
sacar and saciar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacar is recorded at frequency rank #13,172, classified as averb. saciar is at rank #33,602, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɐ.ˈsjaɾ/.
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 46774, this pair ranks #18,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacar vs saciar
Shared letters: acrs. Private to "sacar": -. Private to "saciar": i.
"sacar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "saciar" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacar" and "saciar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sacar" vs "saciar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sacar" and "saciar".
- Full dictionary entry for "sacar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saciar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacar" and "saciar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saciar vs sanar". 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 #18,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.