Which to use
“sea” and “set” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,925
- “sea” frequency rank
- #4,348
- “set” frequency rank
- 14273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sea | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mar. | conjunto |
Letter map: sea vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set sea and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sea vs set
sea and set 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 a single letter - a in “sea” becomes t in “set”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sea is recorded at frequency rank #9,925, classified as anoun, pronounced ]. set is at rank #4,348, tagged as anoun.
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 14273, this pair ranks #57,876 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sea vs set
Shared letters: es. Private to "sea": a. Private to "set": t.
"sea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sea" and "set" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sea" or "set" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sea" and "set".
- Full dictionary entry for "sea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,876 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sea" and "set" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sea vs soap". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,876 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.