Which to use
“sama” is a pronoun and “says” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- #31,967
- “says” frequency rank
- 59992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | says |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo say: |
Letter map: sama vs says
Shared letters muted; letters that set sama and says apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sama (CVCV) and says (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for sama / says
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sama is apronoun and saysaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sama is recorded at frequency rank #28,025, classified as apron. says is at rank #31,967, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsɛz/.
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 59992, this pair ranks #7,895 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs says
Shared letters: as. Private to "sama": m. Private to "says": y.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "says" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sama" for "says" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sama" or "says"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sama" and "says".
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "says" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,895 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "says" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs says". 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 #7,895 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.