Which to use
“sea” is a noun and “só” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,925
- “sea” frequency rank
- #50
- “só” frequency rank
- 9975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sea | só |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mar. | solitário, sem companhia, sem círculo social |
Letter map: sea vs só
Shared letters muted; letters that set sea and só apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for sea / só
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sea is anoun and sóanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sea is recorded at frequency rank #9,925, classified as anoun, pronounced ]. só is at rank #50, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɔ/.
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 9975, this pair ranks #63,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sea vs só
Shared letters: s. Private to "sea": ae. Private to "só": ó.
"sea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "só" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sea" and "só" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sea" or "só" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sea" vs "só" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "só" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sea" and "só" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sea vs soap". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,266 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.