Which to use
“sarna” and “savana” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,325
- “sarna” frequency rank
- #22,793
- “savana” frequency rank
- 63118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sarna | savana |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | afecção da pele | formação vegetal característica das regiões tropicais onde é longa a estação seca, em que predominam plantas rizomatosas de tamanho grande e outras árvores e arbustos esparsos |
Where the eye mixes sarna and savana
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sarna runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against savana's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sarna with savana
A purely visual mix-up. sarna (/ˈsaɾ.nɐ/) and savana (/sɐ.ˈvɐ.nɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sarna is recorded at frequency rank #40,325, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsaɾ.nɐ/. savana is at rank #22,793, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈvɐ.nɐ/.
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 63118, this pair ranks #6,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sarna vs savana
Shared letters: ans. Private to "sarna": r. Private to "savana": v.
"sarna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "savana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sarna" and "savana" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sarna" or "savana" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sarna" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "savana" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sarna" and "savana" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saba vs sarna". 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 #6,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.