Which to use
“sejam” and “serás” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #923
- “sejam” frequency rank
- #20,128
- “serás” frequency rank
- 21051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejam | serás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | segunda pessoa do singular do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes sejam and serás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sejam with serás
A purely visual mix-up. sejam (/ˈse.ʒã/) and serás (/se.ˈɾas/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21051, 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/. serás is at rank #20,128, tagged as averb, pronounced /se.ˈɾas/.
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 21051, this pair ranks #49,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sejam vs serás
Shared letters: es. Private to "sejam": ajm. Private to "serás": rá.
"sejam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "serás" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sejam ← esjam · seajm · sejamm · sejjam · sejma · sjeam · ssejam
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sejam" for "serás" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sejam" vs "serás" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sejam" and "serás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sejam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "serás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejam" and "serás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serás vs serias". 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 #49,308 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.