Which to use
“seek” is a verb and “seis” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,853
- “seek” frequency rank
- #542
- “seis” frequency rank
- 40395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seek | seis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | procurar | número equivalente a cinco mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha seis elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 6 (algarismos arábicos) ou VI (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: seek vs seis
Shared letters muted; letters that set seek and seis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. seek and seis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - seek and seis
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seek is averb and seisanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seek is recorded at frequency rank #39,853, classified as averb, pronounced /siːk/, /sēk/. seis is at rank #542, tagged as anum.
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 40395, this pair ranks #25,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seek vs seis
Shared letters: es. Private to "seek": k. Private to "seis": i.
"seek" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "seis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seek" and "seis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seek" or "seis" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "seek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seek" and "seis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seek 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 #25,734 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.