saídavssarnaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,201
“saída” frequency rank
#40,325
“sarna” frequency rank
41526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saída sarna
Definition ação de sair afecção da pele

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
saída
5 ch
sarna

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. saída (/sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/) and sarna (/ˈsaɾ.nɐ/) 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 41526, 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/. sarna is at rank #40,325, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsaɾ.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 41526, this pair ranks #24,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of saída vs sarna

Shared letters: as. Private to "saída": . Private to "sarna": nr.

"saída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "sarna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sarnaasrna · saran · sarnna · sarrna · srana · ssarna

Frequency comparison

saída#1,201
sarna#40,325

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saída" and "sarna" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/ versus /ˈsaɾ.nɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "saída" or "sarna"?
"saída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,201 in our Portuguese list, against #40,325 for "sarna". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering saída vs sarna

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list