Which to use
“sei” is an intj and “seiva” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #118
- “sei” frequency rank
- #33,612
- “seiva” frequency rank
- 33730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sei | seiva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressa que aquilo ouvido que foi dito ou afirmado por alguém não é tomado como sendo a verdade | líquido nutritivo que circula nas plantas |
Letter map: sei vs seiva
Shared letters muted; letters that set sei and seiva apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sei and seiva
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sei is anintj and seivaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sei” sits inside “seiva”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sei is recorded at frequency rank #118, classified as anintj. seiva is at rank #33,612, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.vɐ/.
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 33730, this pair ranks #33,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sei vs seiva
Shared letters: eis. Private to "sei": -. Private to "seiva": av.
"sei" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "seiva" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- seiva ← esiva · seiav · seivva · sevia · sieva · sseiva
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sei" for "seiva" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sei" vs "seiva" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seiva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sei" and "seiva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seiva vs senda". 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 #33,698 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.