Which to use
“seda” and “sexo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,958
- “seda” frequency rank
- #678
- “sexo” frequency rank
- 9636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seda | sexo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | substância filamentosa segregada pelo bicho-da-seda | definição biológica de gênero de um animal ou vegetal; pode ser feminino, masculino ou hermafrodita; quando não se tem definição considera-se um ser vivo como assexuado |
Where the eye mixes seda and sexo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between seda and sexo
A purely visual mix-up. seda (/"se.d6/) and sexo (/ˈsɛ.ksu/) 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 9636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seda is recorded at frequency rank #8,958, classified as anoun, pronounced /"se.d6/. sexo is at rank #678, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.ksu/.
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 9636, this pair ranks #63,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seda vs sexo
Shared letters: es. Private to "seda": ad. Private to "sexo": ox.
"seda" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sexo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seda" and "sexo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seda" or "sexo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "seda" and "sexo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seda" and "sexo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seda vs Sudan". 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 #63,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.