Which to use
“safe” and “sair” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,193
- “safe” frequency rank
- #290
- “sair” frequency rank
- 26483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | safe | sair |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira ou terceira pessoa do presente subjuntivo de safar | passar de dentro para fora; deixar |
Where the eye mixes safe and sair
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: safe vs sair
A purely visual mix-up. safe (/seɪf/, enPR: sāf) and sair (/sɐ.ˈiɾ/) 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 26483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
safe is recorded at frequency rank #26,193, classified as averb, pronounced /seɪf/, enPR: sāf. 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 26483, this pair ranks #42,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of safe vs sair
Shared letters: as. Private to "safe": ef. Private to "sair": ir.
"safe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "safe" and "sair" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "safe" or "sair"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "safe" 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 #42,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "safe" and "sair" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "safe 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 #42,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.