Which to use
“sai” is an intj and “su” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #998
- “sai” frequency rank
- #6,713
- “su” frequency rank
- 7711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sai | su |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressão que comunica que se deseja que se afaste, que deixe em paz | dele |
Letter map: sai vs su
Shared letters muted; letters that set sai and su apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for sai / su
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sai is anintj and suanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sai is recorded at frequency rank #998, classified as anintj. su is at rank #6,713, tagged as anadj.
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 7711, this pair ranks #66,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sai vs su
Shared letters: s. Private to "sai": ai. Private to "su": u.
"sai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "su" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sai" for "su" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sai" or "su"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sai" and "su".
- Full dictionary entry for "sai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "su" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sai" and "su" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs su". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,366 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.