Which to use
“seção” is a noun and “selar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,496
- “seção” frequency rank
- #26,893
- “selar” frequency rank
- 29389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seção | selar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo | pôr sela (em cavalo, por exemplo) |
Letter map: seção vs selar
Shared letters muted; letters that set seção and selar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. seção (CVCVV) and selar (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - seção and selar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seção is anoun and selaraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seção is recorded at frequency rank #2,496, classified as anoun. selar is at rank #26,893, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
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 29389, this pair ranks #39,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seção vs selar
Shared letters: es. Private to "seção": oãç. Private to "selar": alr.
"seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "selar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- selar ← eslar · sealr · selarr · sellar · selra · slear · sselar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seção" and "selar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seção" or "selar"?
What to do next
Pair "seção" vs "selar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "seção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seção" and "selar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selar vs selim". 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 #39,263 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.