Which to use
“seita” is a noun and “sexista” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,920
- “seita” frequency rank
- #37,526
- “sexista” frequency rank
- 53446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seita | sexista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | doutrina religiosa ou ideológica que se afasta de outra | relativo ao sexismo |
Where the eye mixes seita and sexista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seita runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against sexista's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seita vs sexista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: seita is /ˈsɐj.tɐ/ while sexista is /sɛ.ˈksiʃ.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seita is recorded at frequency rank #15,920, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɐj.tɐ/. sexista is at rank #37,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɛ.ˈksiʃ.tɐ/.
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 53446, this pair ranks #12,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of seita vs sexista
Shared letters: aeist. Private to "seita": -. Private to "sexista": x.
"seita" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "sexista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seita" for "sexista" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seita" or "sexista" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "seita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seita" and "sexista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sexista vs solista". 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 #12,012 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.