Which to use
“sci” and “skin” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,904
- “sci” frequency rank
- #18,716
- “skin” frequency rank
- 48620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sci | skin |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esqui, placa geralmente de madeira para deslizar na água ou na neve | pele |
Where the eye mixes sci and skin
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sci vs skin
A purely visual mix-up. sci (/ˈʃi/) and skin (/ˈskin/) 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 48620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sci is recorded at frequency rank #29,904, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃi/. skin is at rank #18,716, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈskin/.
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 48620, this pair ranks #16,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sci vs skin
Shared letters: is. Private to "sci": c. Private to "skin": kn.
"sci" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "skin" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- skin ← ksin · sikn · skinn · skkin · skni · sskin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sci" for "skin" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sci" vs "skin" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skin" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sci" and "skin" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sci". 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 #16,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.