Which to use
“safra” and “sarna” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,635
- “safra” frequency rank
- #40,325
- “sarna” frequency rank
- 57960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | safra | sarna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colheita | afecção da pele |
Where the eye mixes safra and sarna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. safra and sarna follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: safra vs sarna
A purely visual mix-up. safra (/ˈsa.fɾɐ/) and sarna (/ˈsaɾ.nɐ/) 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 57960, 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/. sarna is at rank #40,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsaɾ.nɐ/.
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 57960, this pair ranks #9,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of safra vs sarna
Shared letters: ars. Private to "safra": f. Private to "sarna": n.
"safra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sarna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "safra" for "sarna" ever safe?
Which is more common, "safra" or "sarna"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "safra" and "sarna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "safra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sarna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "safra" and "sarna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saba vs sarna". 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 #9,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.