Which to use
“seca” and “secos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,805
- “seca” frequency rank
- #11,961
- “secos” frequency rank
- 14766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seca | secos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período sem chuva | gêneros alimentícios secos |
Letter map: seca vs secos
Shared letters muted; letters that set seca and secos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - seca / secos
seca and secos 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 14766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seca is recorded at frequency rank #2,805, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.kɐ/. secos is at rank #11,961, 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 14766, this pair ranks #57,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seca vs secos
Shared letters: ces. Private to "seca": a. Private to "secos": o.
"seca" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "secos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seca" for "secos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seca" or "secos"?
What to do next
You've compared "seca" and "secos". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "seca" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "secos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seca" and "secos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "secos vs seno". 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 #57,230 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.