Which to use
“sátira” and “sutiã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,152
- “sátira” frequency rank
- #12,780
- “sutiã” frequency rank
- 29932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sátira | sutiã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | composição poética que tem por fim censurar ou ridicularizar defeitos ou vícios | peça do vestuário feminino que serve para dar suporte, modelar ou cobrir os seios |
Where the eye mixes sátira and sutiã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sátira runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sutiã's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sátira with sutiã
A purely visual mix-up. sátira (/ˈsa.ti.ɾɐ/) and sutiã (/su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/) 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 29932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sátira is recorded at frequency rank #17,152, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsa.ti.ɾɐ/. sutiã is at rank #12,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/.
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 29932, this pair ranks #38,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sátira vs sutiã
Shared letters: ist. Private to "sátira": ará. Private to "sutiã": uã.
"sátira" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sutiã" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sátira" for "sutiã" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sátira" vs "sutiã" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sátira" and "sutiã" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sátira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutiã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sátira" and "sutiã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sátira vs sutura". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #38,577 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.