seatvssextoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: seat is a noun, sexto is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“seat” is a noun and “sexto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,459
“seat” frequency rank
#7,338
“sexto” frequency rank
41797
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seat sexto
Definition cadeira (lugar ocupado por membro de uma corporação) refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição sexta em uma série; o que vem depois do quinto

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set seat and sexto apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
seat
5 ch
sexto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seat is anoun and sextoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41797, 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/. sexto is at rank #7,338, 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 41797, this pair ranks #24,080 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of seat vs sexto

Shared letters: est. Private to "seat": a. Private to "sexto": ox.

"seat" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "sexto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • seat ← esat · saet · seatt · sseat
  • sexto ← esxto · setxo · sexot · sextto · sexxto · ssexto · sxeto

Frequency comparison

seat#34,459
sexto#7,338

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seat" and "sexto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "seat" is a noun and "sexto" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "seat" or "sexto"?
"sexto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,338 in our Portuguese list, against #34,459 for "seat". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering seat vs sexto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “seat”; for an adjective, it's “sexto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “seat” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list