saída vs sala, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“saída” and “sala” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,201
“saída” frequency rank: #636
“sala” frequency rank: 1837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	saída	sala
Definition	ação de sair	compartimento principal de uma casa

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set saída and sala apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

saída

4 ch

sala

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. saída (/sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/) and sala (/"sa.l@/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

saída is recorded at frequency rank #1,201, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/. sala is at rank #636, tagged as anoun, pronounced /"sa.l@/.

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 1837, this pair ranks #73,685 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of saída vs sala

Shared letters: as. Private to "saída": dí. Private to "sala": l.

"saída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "sala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

sala ← asla · saal · salla · slaa · ssala

Frequency comparison

saída#1,201

sala#636

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saída" and "sala" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/ versus /"sa.l@/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "saída" or "sala"?

"sala" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #636 in our Portuguese list, against #1,201 for "saída". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering saída vs sala

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “saída” entry
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