Which to use
“sacro” is an adjective and “sair” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,664
- “sacro” frequency rank
- #290
- “sair” frequency rank
- 42954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacro | sair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sagrado, qualificativo dado a aquilo que tem relação com o divino, a aquilo que se tem em mui alta estima | passar de dentro para fora; deixar |
Where the eye mixes sacro and sair
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacro runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sair's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sacro and sair
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sacro is /ˈsa.kɾu/ while sair is /sɐ.ˈiɾ/. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacro is recorded at frequency rank #42,664, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsa.kɾu/. 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 42954, this pair ranks #22,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sacro vs sair
Shared letters: ars. Private to "sacro": co. Private to "sair": i.
"sacro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sacro" and "sair" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sacro" or "sair" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacro" 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 #22,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacro" and "sair" 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 #22,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.