Which to use
“sang” is a noun and “sangre” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,911
- “sang” frequency rank
- #44,106
- “sangre” frequency rank
- 79017
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sang | sangre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sangue | primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo sangrar |
Where the eye mixes sang and sangre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sang runs 4 letters (CVCC) against sangre's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sang with sangre
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sang is [sɑ̃], Plural: [sɑ̃] while sangre is /'sɐ̃gi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sang” sits inside “sangre”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79017, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sang is recorded at frequency rank #34,911, classified as anoun, pronounced [sɑ̃], Plural: [sɑ̃]. sangre is at rank #44,106, tagged as averb, pronounced /'sɐ̃gi/.
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 79017, this pair ranks #1,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sang vs sangre
Shared letters: agns. Private to "sang": -. Private to "sangre": er.
"sang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sangre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sang" for "sangre" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sang" or "sangre" 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 "sang" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sangre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sang" and "sangre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sang 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 #1,560 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.