Which to use
“saída” and “subida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,201
- “saída” frequency rank
- #7,472
- “subida” frequency rank
- 8673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saída | subida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação de sair | encosta |
Where the eye mixes saída and subida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between saída and subida
A purely visual mix-up. saída (/sɐ.ˈi.dɐ/) and subida (/su.ˈbi.dɐ/) 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 8673, 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/. subida is at rank #7,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈbi.dɐ/.
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 8673, this pair ranks #65,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of saída vs subida
Shared letters: ads. Private to "saída": í. Private to "subida": biu.
"saída" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "subida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- subida ← sbuida · ssubida · subbida · subdia · subiad · subidda · suibda · usbida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "saída" and "subida" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "saída" or "subida"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "saída" and "subida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saída" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saída" and "subida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saída vs senda". 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 #65,014 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.