Which to use
“seiscentos” and “setecentos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,195
- “seiscentos” frequency rank
- #29,907
- “setecentos” frequency rank
- 56102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seiscentos | setecentos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | número equivalente a sessenta dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha seis centenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 600 (algarismos arábicos) ou DC (algarismos romanos); seu feminino é seiscentas | número equivalente a setenta dezenas; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha sete centenas de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 700 (algarismos arábicos) ou DCC (algarismos romanos); seu feminino é setecentas |
Where the eye mixes seiscentos and setecentos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. seiscentos (CVVCCVCCVC) and setecentos (CVCVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between seiscentos and setecentos
A purely visual mix-up. seiscentos (/sɐjʃ.ˈsẽ.tuʃ/) and setecentos (/sɛ.tɨ.ˈsẽ.tuʃ/) 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 56102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seiscentos is recorded at frequency rank #26,195, classified as anum, pronounced /sɐjʃ.ˈsẽ.tuʃ/. setecentos is at rank #29,907, tagged as anum, pronounced /sɛ.tɨ.ˈsẽ.tuʃ/.
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 56102, this pair ranks #10,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seiscentos vs setecentos
Shared letters: cenost. Private to "seiscentos": i. Private to "setecentos": -.
"seiscentos" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "setecentos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- seiscentos ← esiscentos · seicsentos · seisccentos · seiscenntos · seiscenots · seiscentoss · seiscentso · seiscenttos
- setecentos ← estecentos · seetcentos · setceentos · seteccentos · setecenntos · setecenots · setecentoss · setecentso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seiscentos" and "setecentos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "seiscentos" or "setecentos"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seiscentos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "setecentos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #10,181 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.