Which to use
“saiu” is a verb and “seu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,035
- “saiu” frequency rank
- #31
- “seu” frequency rank
- 1066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saiu | seu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo sair. | senhor |
Letter map: saiu vs seu
Shared letters muted; letters that set saiu and seu apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. saiu runs 4 letters (CVVV) against seu's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for saiu / seu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: saiu is averb and seuanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saiu is recorded at frequency rank #1,035, classified as averb. seu is at rank #31, 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 1066, this pair ranks #74,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of saiu vs seu
Shared letters: su. Private to "saiu": ai. Private to "seu": e.
"saiu" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "seu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- saiu ← asiu · saui · siau · ssaiu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saiu" for "seu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "saiu" vs "seu" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "saiu" and "seu". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "saiu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saiu" and "seu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saiu 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 #74,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.