Which to use
“sarna” and “seara” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,325
- “sarna” frequency rank
- #23,819
- “seara” frequency rank
- 64144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sarna | seara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | afecção da pele | campo de cereais |
Where the eye mixes sarna and seara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sarna (CVCCV) and seara (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sarna with seara
A purely visual mix-up. sarna (/ˈsaɾ.nɐ/) and seara (/ˈsja.ɾɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64144, 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/. 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 64144, this pair ranks #5,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sarna vs seara
Shared letters: ars. Private to "sarna": n. Private to "seara": e.
"sarna" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "seara" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sarna" and "seara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sarna" vs "seara" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sarna" and "seara" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sarna" 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 #5,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sarna" and "seara" 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 #5,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.