Which to use
“seja” is an intj and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #138
- “seja” frequency rank
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- 170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seja | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | designa consentimento | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: seja vs sua
Shared letters muted; letters that set seja and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: seja vs sua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seja is anintj and suaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seja is recorded at frequency rank #138, classified as anintj, pronounced /ˈse.ʒə/. sua is at rank #32, tagged as anadj.
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 170, this pair ranks #75,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seja vs sua
Shared letters: as. Private to "seja": ej. Private to "sua": u.
"seja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- seja ← esja · seaj · sejja · sjea · sseja
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seja" for "sua" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seja" vs "sua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "seja" and "sua".
- Full dictionary entry for "seja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seja" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sua". 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 #75,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.