Which to use
“sacro” and “salvo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,664
- “sacro” frequency rank
- #4,020
- “salvo” frequency rank
- 46684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacro | salvo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sagrado, qualificativo dado a aquilo que tem relação com o divino, a aquilo que se tem em mui alta estima | livre de perigo, seguro |
Where the eye mixes sacro and salvo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacro and salvo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sacro and salvo
A purely visual mix-up. sacro (/ˈsa.kɾu/) and salvo (/ˈsaɫ.vu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46684, 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/. salvo is at rank #4,020, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsaɫ.vu/.
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 46684, this pair ranks #18,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacro vs salvo
Shared letters: aos. Private to "sacro": cr. Private to "salvo": lv.
"sacro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "salvo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sacro" and "salvo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sacro" or "salvo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "salvo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacro" and "salvo" 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 #18,628 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.