Which to use
“sadismo” and “sexismo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,103
- “sadismo” frequency rank
- #35,344
- “sexismo” frequency rank
- 79447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sadismo | sexismo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | excitação e prazer sexual provocados pelo sofrimento alheio | ato discriminante ou preconceituoso em função do sexo |
Where the eye mixes sadismo and sexismo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sadismo and sexismo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sadismo vs sexismo
A purely visual mix-up. sadismo (/sa.ˈdiʒ.mu/) and sexismo (/sɛ.ˈksiʒ.mu/) 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 79447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sadismo is recorded at frequency rank #44,103, classified as anoun, pronounced /sa.ˈdiʒ.mu/. sexismo is at rank #35,344, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɛ.ˈksiʒ.mu/.
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 79447, this pair ranks #1,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sadismo vs sexismo
Shared letters: imos. Private to "sadismo": ad. Private to "sexismo": ex.
"sadismo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "sexismo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sadismo" and "sexismo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sadismo" or "sexismo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sadismo" and "sexismo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sadismo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexismo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sadismo" and "sexismo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sexismo vs sexista". 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 #1,505 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.