sacarvssarauConfusable pair

Quick tell: sacar is a verb, sarau is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sacar” is a verb and “sarau” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,172
“sacar” frequency rank
#28,772
“sarau” frequency rank
41944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sacar sarau
Definition pôr algo para fora do lugar onde estava originalmente reunião festiva, geralmente noturna, para ouvir música, conversar, dançar

Letter map: sacar vs sarau

Shared letters muted; letters that set sacar and sarau apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sacar (CVCVC) and sarau (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
sacar
5 ch
sarau

Grammar separator: sacar vs sarau

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sacar is averb and sarauanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sacar is recorded at frequency rank #13,172, classified as averb. sarau is at rank #28,772, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈɾaw/.

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 41944, this pair ranks #23,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sacar vs sarau

Shared letters: ars. Private to "sacar": c. Private to "sarau": u.

"sacar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sarau" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sacar ← ascar · saacr · sacarr · saccar · sacra · scaar · ssacar
  • sarau ← asrau · saaru · sarrau · sarua · sraau · ssarau

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sacar" and "sarau" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sacar" is a verb and "sarau" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sacar" vs "sarau" - which ranks higher?
"sacar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,172 in our Portuguese list, against #28,772 for "sarau". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sacar" and "sarau".

  • Full dictionary entry for "sacar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sarau" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sacar" and "sarau" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sarau vs Sau". 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 #23,906 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list