savevsspaceWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“save” and “space” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,556
“save” frequency rank
#13,845
“space” frequency rank
26401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature save space
Definition conjunto de dados que grava o avanço do videojogador num videojogo e que é empregado para retornar para etapa até então alcançada dentro de videojogo espaço

Letter map: save vs space

Shared letters muted; letters that set save and space apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
save
5 ch
space

Spelling & dictionary notes on save vs space

save and space 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 26401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

save is recorded at frequency rank #12,556, classified as anoun. space is at rank #13,845, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈspeɪs/.

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 26401, this pair ranks #42,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of save vs space

Shared letters: aes. Private to "save": v. Private to "space": cp.

"save" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "space" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • saveasve · saev · savve · ssave · svae
  • spacepsace · sapce · spacce · spaec · spcae · sppace · sspace

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "save" and "space" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "save" or "space" show up more?
"save" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,556 in our Portuguese list, against #13,845 for "space". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "save" and "space".

  • Full dictionary entry for "save" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "space" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #42,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "save" and "space" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sade vs space". 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 #42,764 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list