Which to use
“sama” is a pronoun and “seara” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- #23,819
- “seara” frequency rank
- 51844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | seara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám | campo de cereais |
Letter map: sama vs seara
Shared letters muted; letters that set sama and seara apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sama runs 4 letters (CVCV) against seara's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - sama and seara
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sama is apronoun and searaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sama is recorded at frequency rank #28,025, classified as apron. seara is at rank #23,819, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsja.ɾɐ/.
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 51844, this pair ranks #13,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs seara
Shared letters: as. Private to "sama": m. Private to "seara": er.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "seara" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sama" for "seara" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sama" vs "seara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "sama" and "seara". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "seara" 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 #13,262 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.