Which to use
“sci” is a noun and “sois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,904
- “sci” frequency rank
- #20,136
- “sois” frequency rank
- 50040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sci | sois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esqui, placa geralmente de madeira para deslizar na água ou na neve | segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes sci and sois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sci with sois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sci is /ˈʃi/ while sois is /ˈsojs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50040, 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/. sois is at rank #20,136, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsojs/.
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 50040, this pair ranks #14,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sci vs sois
Shared letters: is. Private to "sci": c. Private to "sois": o.
"sci" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "sois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sois ← osis · sios · soiss · sosi · ssois
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sci" for "sois" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sci" vs "sois" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sci" and "sois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sci" and "sois" 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 #14,942 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.