Which to use
“safra” and “surra” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,635
- “safra” frequency rank
- #10,971
- “surra” frequency rank
- 28606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | safra | surra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colheita | ato ou efeito de surrar: |
Where the eye mixes safra and surra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between safra and surra
A purely visual mix-up. safra (/ˈsa.fɾɐ/) and surra (/ˈsu.Rɐ/) 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 28606, 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/. surra is at rank #10,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.Rɐ/.
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 28606, this pair ranks #40,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of safra vs surra
Shared letters: ars. Private to "safra": f. Private to "surra": u.
"safra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "surra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "safra" and "surra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "safra" vs "surra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "safra" and "surra" 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 "surra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "safra" and "surra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "safra vs Sofa". 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 #40,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.