Which to use
“seat” and “sega” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,459
- “seat” frequency rank
- #31,553
- “sega” frequency rank
- 66012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seat | sega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cadeira (lugar ocupado por membro de uma corporação) | serra (instrumento usado para serrar, cortar) |
Where the eye mixes seat and sega
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. seat (CVVC) and sega (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses seat with sega
A purely visual mix-up. seat (/siːt/) and sega (/ˈsɛ.ɡa/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seat is recorded at frequency rank #34,459, classified as anoun, pronounced /siːt/. sega is at rank #31,553, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.ɡa/.
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 66012, this pair ranks #5,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seat vs sega
Shared letters: aes. Private to "seat": t. Private to "sega": g.
"seat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sega" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seat" and "sega" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seat" or "sega"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seat" and "sega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seat vs soap". 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 #5,143 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.