Which to use
“saída” is a noun and “sana” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,201
- “saída” frequency rank
- #30,345
- “sana” frequency rank
- 31546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saída | sana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de sair | feminino de sano |
Where the eye mixes saída and sana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. saída runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against sana's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses saída with sana
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: saída is /sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/ while sana is /ˈsã.nɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31546, 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/. sana is at rank #30,345, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsã.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 31546, this pair ranks #36,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saída vs sana
Shared letters: as. Private to "saída": dí. Private to "sana": n.
"saída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "sana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sana ← asna · saan · sanna · snaa · ssana
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "saída" and "sana" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "saída" or "sana" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "saída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saída" and "sana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sana vs Sau". 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 #36,490 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.