Which to use
“segue” is a verb and “sete” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,178
- “segue” frequency rank
- #858
- “sete” frequency rank
- 2036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segue | sete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sair, mudar discretamente de um estado ou assunto para outro; desviar | cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha sete elementos distintos; número equivalente a seis mais um, representado pelo símbolo 7 em algarismos arábicos ou VII/vii em algarismos romanos |
Letter map: segue vs sete
Shared letters muted; letters that set segue and sete apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for segue / sete
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: segue is averb and seteanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segue is recorded at frequency rank #1,178, classified as averb. sete is at rank #858, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈsɛ.tʃi/, /ˈsɛ.ti/.
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 2036, this pair ranks #73,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of segue vs sete
Shared letters: es. Private to "segue": gu. Private to "sete": t.
"segue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "segue" and "sete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "segue" or "sete" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "segue" and "sete".
- Full dictionary entry for "segue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segue" and "sete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sete vs sire". 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 #73,449 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.