Which to use
“sebo” and “seção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,350
- “sebo” frequency rank
- #2,496
- “seção” frequency rank
- 32846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sebo | seção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gordura que envolve os rins e internamente da carcaça da rês | subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo |
Letter map: sebo vs seção
Shared letters muted; letters that set sebo and seção apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sebo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against seção's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - sebo / seção
sebo and seção are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sebo is recorded at frequency rank #30,350, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈse.bu/. seção is at rank #2,496, tagged as anoun.
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 32846, this pair ranks #34,835 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sebo vs seção
Shared letters: eos. Private to "sebo": b. Private to "seção": ãç.
"sebo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sebo ← esbo · sbeo · sebbo · seob · ssebo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sebo" for "seção" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sebo" vs "seção" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sebo" and "seção".
- Full dictionary entry for "sebo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,835 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sebo" and "seção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sebo vs sueño". 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 #34,835 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.