Which to use
“sala” is a noun and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #636
- “sala” frequency rank
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- 668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sala | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compartimento principal de uma casa | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: sala vs sua
Shared letters muted; letters that set sala and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sala / sua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sala is anoun and suaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 668, 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@/. sua is at rank #32, tagged as anadj.
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 668, this pair ranks #74,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sala vs sua
Shared letters: as. Private to "sala": l. Private to "sua": u.
"sala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sala ← asla · saal · salla · slaa · ssala
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sala" and "sua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sala" or "sua" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sala" vs "sua" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sala" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sala" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sala 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 #74,996 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.