Which to use
“sejam” and “sujar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #923
- “sejam” frequency rank
- #17,647
- “sujar” frequency rank
- 18570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejam | sujar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície |
Where the eye mixes sejam and sujar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sejam and sujar
A purely visual mix-up. sejam (/ˈse.ʒã/) and sujar (/su.ˈʒaɾ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18570, 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/. sujar is at rank #17,647, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.ˈʒaɾ/.
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 18570, this pair ranks #52,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sejam vs sujar
Shared letters: ajs. Private to "sejam": em. Private to "sujar": ru.
"sejam" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sujar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sejam" and "sujar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sejam" or "sujar" 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 "sujar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejam" and "sujar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sudan vs sujar". 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 #52,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.