Which to use
“sala” and “sarna” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #636
- “sala” frequency rank
- #40,325
- “sarna” frequency rank
- 40961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sala | sarna |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compartimento principal de uma casa | afecção da pele |
Where the eye mixes sala and sarna
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sala runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sarna's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sala with sarna
A purely visual mix-up. sala (/"sa.l@/) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sala is recorded at frequency rank #636, classified as anoun, pronounced /"sa.l@/. 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 40961, this pair ranks #25,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sala vs sarna
Shared letters: as. Private to "sala": l. Private to "sarna": nr.
"sala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sarna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sala" for "sarna" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sala" or "sarna"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sala" and "sarna" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sarna" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sala" and "sarna" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saba vs sarna". 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 #25,060 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.