Which to use
“salada” and “sílaba” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,573
- “salada” frequency rank
- #37,105
- “sílaba” frequency rank
- 44678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salada | sílaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prato frio consistente de verduras e frutas | grupo de fonemas pronunciados juntos, numa única expiração: |
Where the eye mixes salada and sílaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: salada vs sílaba
A purely visual mix-up. salada (/sɐ.ˈla.dɐ/) and sílaba (/ˈsi.lɐ.bɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salada is recorded at frequency rank #7,573, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈla.dɐ/. sílaba is at rank #37,105, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.lɐ.bɐ/.
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 44678, this pair ranks #20,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salada vs sílaba
Shared letters: als. Private to "salada": d. Private to "sílaba": bí.
"salada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sílaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- salada ← aslada · saalda · salaad · saladda · saldaa · sallada · slaada · ssalada
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salada" for "sílaba" ever safe?
Which is more common, "salada" or "sílaba"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "salada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sílaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salada" and "sílaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saba vs sílaba". 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 #20,762 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.