Which to use
“sejam” and “será” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #923
- “sejam” frequency rank
- #143
- “será” frequency rank
- 1066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejam | será |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes sejam and será
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sejam and será
A purely visual mix-up. sejam (/ˈse.ʒã/) and será (/se.ˈɾa/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1066, 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/. será is at rank #143, tagged as averb, pronounced /se.ˈɾa/.
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 1066, this pair ranks #74,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sejam vs será
Shared letters: es. Private to "sejam": ajm. Private to "será": rá.
"sejam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "será" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sejam ← esjam · seajm · sejamm · sejjam · sejma · sjeam · ssejam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sejam" for "será" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sejam" or "será" show up more?
What to do next
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 "será" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejam" and "será" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senda vs será". 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 #74,566 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.