Which to use
“sejamos” and “seremos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,392
- “sejamos” frequency rank
- #7,083
- “seremos” frequency rank
- 15475
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejamos | seremos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | primeira pessoa do plural do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes sejamos and seremos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sejamos and seremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sejamos with seremos
A purely visual mix-up. sejamos (/se.ˈʒa.mus/) and seremos (/se.ˈɾe.mus/) 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 15475, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sejamos is recorded at frequency rank #8,392, classified as averb, pronounced /se.ˈʒa.mus/. seremos is at rank #7,083, tagged as averb, pronounced /se.ˈɾe.mus/.
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 15475, this pair ranks #56,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sejamos vs seremos
Shared letters: emos. Private to "sejamos": aj. Private to "seremos": r.
"sejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "seremos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sejamos" and "seremos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sejamos" vs "seremos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sejamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejamos" and "seremos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sereis vs seremos". 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 #56,333 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.