Which to use
“sade” is a noun and “saiu” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,105
- “sade” frequency rank
- #1,035
- “saiu” frequency rank
- 49140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sade | saiu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | chuva | Terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo sair. |
Letter map: sade vs saiu
Shared letters muted; letters that set sade and saiu apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sade (CVCV) and saiu (CVVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for sade / saiu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sade is anoun and saiuaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sade is recorded at frequency rank #48,105, classified as anoun. saiu is at rank #1,035, tagged as averb.
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 49140, this pair ranks #15,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sade vs saiu
Shared letters: as. Private to "sade": de. Private to "saiu": iu.
"sade" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "saiu" · 4 letters · shape CVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sade" for "saiu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sade" vs "saiu" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sade" and "saiu".
- Full dictionary entry for "sade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saiu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sade" and "saiu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sade 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 #15,938 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.