Which to use
“saque” is a noun and “saquear” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,144
- “saque” frequency rank
- #29,511
- “saquear” frequency rank
- 41655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saque | saquear |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de sacar | pilhar |
Where the eye mixes saque and saquear
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: saque vs saquear
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: saque is /ˈsa.kɨ/ while saquear is /sɐ.ˈkjaɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “saque” sits inside “saquear”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saque is recorded at frequency rank #12,144, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsa.kɨ/. saquear is at rank #29,511, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɐ.ˈkjaɾ/.
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 41655, this pair ranks #24,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saque vs saquear
Shared letters: aeqsu. Private to "saque": -. Private to "saquear": r.
"saque" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "saquear" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saque" for "saquear" ever safe?
Which is more common, "saque" or "saquear"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "saque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saquear" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saque" and "saquear" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saque 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 #24,242 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.