Which to use
“sama” is a pronoun and “são” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- #34
- “são” frequency rank
- 28059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | são |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám | saudável |
Letter map: sama vs são
Shared letters muted; letters that set sama and são apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: sama vs são
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sama is apronoun and sãoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sama is recorded at frequency rank #28,025, classified as apron. são is at rank #34, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 28059, this pair ranks #40,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs são
Shared letters: s. Private to "sama": am. Private to "são": oã.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "são" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sama ← saam · samma · smaa · ssama
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sama" and "são" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sama" or "são" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sama" and "são".
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "são" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "são" 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 #40,812 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.