Which to use
“salmão” is a noun and “sama” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,681
- “salmão” frequency rank
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- 43706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salmão | sama |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peixe da família dos Salmodídeos amarelo-alaranjado | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám |
Letter map: salmão vs sama
Shared letters muted; letters that set salmão and sama apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: salmão vs sama
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: salmão is anoun and samaapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salmão is recorded at frequency rank #15,681, classified as anoun, pronounced /saɫ.ˈmɐ̃w̃/. sama is at rank #28,025, tagged as apron.
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 43706, this pair ranks #21,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salmão vs sama
Shared letters: ams. Private to "salmão": loã. Private to "sama": -.
"salmão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sama ← saam · samma · smaa · ssama
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "salmão" and "sama" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Pair "salmão" vs "sama" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "salmão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salmão" and "sama" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sama 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 #21,915 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.