Which to use
“são” and “sito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34
- “são” frequency rank
- #30,723
- “sito” frequency rank
- 30757
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | são | sito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | saudável | situado |
Letter map: são vs sito
Shared letters muted; letters that set são and sito apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on são vs sito
são and sito are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30757, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
são is recorded at frequency rank #34, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɐ̃w̃/. sito is at rank #30,723, tagged as anadj.
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 30757, this pair ranks #37,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of são vs sito
Shared letters: os. Private to "são": ã. Private to "sito": it.
"são" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sito ← siot · sitto · ssito · stio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "são" for "sito" ever safe?
Frequency check: "são" vs "sito" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "são" and "sito". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "são" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "são" and "sito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sire vs sito". 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 #37,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.