Which to use
“salvado” and “selado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,607
- “salvado” frequency rank
- #27,270
- “selado” frequency rank
- 60877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salvado | selado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | relativo ao que foi salvo | que tem selo |
Where the eye mixes salvado and selado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. salvado runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against selado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between salvado and selado
A purely visual mix-up. salvado (/sawˈva.du/ [saʊ̯ˈva.du]) and selado (/sɨ.ˈla.du/) 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 60877, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salvado is recorded at frequency rank #33,607, classified as anadj, pronounced /sawˈva.du/ [saʊ̯ˈva.du]. selado is at rank #27,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɨ.ˈla.du/.
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 60877, this pair ranks #7,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of salvado vs selado
Shared letters: adlos. Private to "salvado": v. Private to "selado": e.
"salvado" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "selado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "salvado" and "selado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "salvado" or "selado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "salvado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salvado" and "selado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salvado vs sarado". 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 #7,440 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.