Which to use
“scene” and “sede” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,785
- “scene” frequency rank
- #1,132
- “sede” frequency rank
- 25917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scene | sede |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cena | local onde funciona uma organização |
Where the eye mixes scene and sede
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: scene vs sede
A purely visual mix-up. scene (/siːn/) and sede (/ˈsɛ.ʤɪ/) 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 25917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scene is recorded at frequency rank #24,785, classified as anoun, pronounced /siːn/. sede is at rank #1,132, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.ʤɪ/.
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 25917, this pair ranks #43,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scene vs sede
Shared letters: es. Private to "scene": cn. Private to "sede": d.
"scene" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sede" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scene" for "sede" ever safe?
Frequency check: "scene" vs "sede" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "scene" and "sede" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "scene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sede" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scene" and "sede" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scene vs sueño". 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 #43,316 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.