Which to use
“sai” is an intj and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #998
- “sai” frequency rank
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- 1030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sai | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressão que comunica que se deseja que se afaste, que deixe em paz | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: sai vs sua
Shared letters muted; letters that set sai and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sai / sua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sai is anintj and suaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sai is recorded at frequency rank #998, classified as anintj. sua is at rank #32, 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 1030, this pair ranks #74,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sai vs sua
Shared letters: as. Private to "sai": i. Private to "sua": u.
"sai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sai" and "sua" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sai" vs "sua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "sai" and "sua". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sai" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sai vs soap". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,599 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.