Which to use
“sejam” and “seriam” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #923
- “sejam” frequency rank
- #2,072
- “seriam” frequency rank
- 2995
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejam | seriam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | terceira pessoa do plural do futuro do pretérito do indicativo do verbo ser. |
Where the eye mixes sejam and seriam
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sejam and seriam
A purely visual mix-up. sejam (/ˈse.ʒã/) and seriam (/se.ˈɾi.ã/) 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 2995, 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/. seriam is at rank #2,072, tagged as averb, pronounced /se.ˈɾi.ã/.
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 2995, this pair ranks #72,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sejam vs seriam
Shared letters: aems. Private to "sejam": j. Private to "seriam": ir.
"sejam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "seriam" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sejam" and "seriam" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sejam" vs "seriam" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sejam" and "seriam" 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 "seriam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejam" and "seriam" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seriam 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 #72,218 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.