Which to use
“safra” is a noun and “sama” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,635
- “safra” frequency rank
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- 45660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | safra | sama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colheita | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám |
Letter map: safra vs sama
Shared letters muted; letters that set safra and sama apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. safra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sama's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for safra / sama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: safra is anoun and samaapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
safra is recorded at frequency rank #17,635, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsa.fɾɐ/. sama is at rank #28,025, tagged as apron.
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 45660, this pair ranks #19,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of safra vs sama
Shared letters: as. Private to "safra": fr. Private to "sama": m.
"safra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "safra" and "sama" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "safra" vs "sama" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "safra" vs "sama" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "safra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "safra" and "sama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sama 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 #19,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.