Which to use
“sair” is a verb and “sire” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #290
- “sair” frequency rank
- #48,121
- “sire” frequency rank
- 48411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sair | sire |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passar de dentro para fora; deixar | senhor (como forma de tratamento a alguém superior) |
Letter map: sair vs sire
Shared letters muted; letters that set sair and sire apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sair (CVVC) and sire (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for sair / sire
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sair is averb and sireanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sair is recorded at frequency rank #290, classified as averb, pronounced /sɐ.ˈiɾ/. sire is at rank #48,121, 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 48411, this pair ranks #16,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sair vs sire
Shared letters: irs. Private to "sair": a. Private to "sire": e.
"sair" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sire" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sair" and "sire" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sair" or "sire"?
What to do next
Pair "sair" vs "sire" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sair" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sire" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sair" and "sire" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shire vs sire". 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 #16,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.