Which to use
“sejam” is a verb and “sela” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #923
- “sejam” frequency rank
- #24,788
- “sela” frequency rank
- 25711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejam | sela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | espécie de assento, geralmente feito de couro, amarrado em volta do corpo do cavalo para facilitar a montaria |
Where the eye mixes sejam and sela
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sejam vs sela
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sejam is /ˈse.ʒã/ while sela is /ˈsɛ.lə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sejam is recorded at frequency rank #923, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈse.ʒã/. sela is at rank #24,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɛ.lə/.
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 25711, this pair ranks #43,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sejam vs sela
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sejam": jm. Private to "sela": l.
"sejam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sejam" for "sela" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sejam" vs "sela" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sejam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejam" and "sela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sela 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 #43,550 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.