Which to use
“seat” and “sela” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,459
- “seat” frequency rank
- #24,788
- “sela” frequency rank
- 59247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seat | sela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cadeira (lugar ocupado por membro de uma corporação) | espécie de assento, geralmente feito de couro, amarrado em volta do corpo do cavalo para facilitar a montaria |
Where the eye mixes seat and sela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. seat (CVVC) and sela (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 sela
A purely visual mix-up. seat (/siːt/) and sela (/ˈsɛ.lə/) 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 59247, 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/. sela is at rank #24,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.lə/.
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 59247, this pair ranks #8,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seat vs sela
Shared letters: aes. Private to "seat": t. Private to "sela": l.
"seat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seat" for "sela" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seat" or "sela"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seat" and "sela" 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 #8,288 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.