saídavssondaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,201
“saída” frequency rank
#11,157
“sonda” frequency rank
12358
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature saída sonda
Definition ação de sair prumo ou objeto análogo com que se determina ou observa a profundidade das águas, ou interior de um objeto, estado de um órgão ou de um ferimento, etc

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
saída
5 ch
sonda

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

saída and sonda are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12358, 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/. sonda is at rank #11,157, tagged as anoun.

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 12358, this pair ranks #60,273 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of saída vs sonda

Shared letters: ads. Private to "saída": í. Private to "sonda": no.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sondaosnda · snoda · sodna · sonad · sondda · sonnda · ssonda

Frequency comparison

saída#1,201
sonda#11,157

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "saída" and "sonda" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "saída" or "sonda"?
"saída" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,201 in our Portuguese list, against #11,157 for "sonda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering saída vs sonda

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