Which to use
“sea” is a noun and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,925
- “sea” frequency rank
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- 9957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sea | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mar. | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: sea vs sua
Shared letters muted; letters that set sea and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: sea vs sua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sea is anoun and suaanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “sea” becomes u in “sua”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sea is recorded at frequency rank #9,925, classified as anoun, pronounced ]. sua is at rank #32, tagged as anadj.
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 9957, this pair ranks #63,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sea vs sua
Shared letters: as. Private to "sea": e. Private to "sua": u.
"sea" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sea" and "sua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sea" or "sua"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sea" and "sua".
- Full dictionary entry for "sea" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sea" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sea vs soap". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #63,301 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.