Which to use
“sejamos” and “sermos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,392
- “sejamos” frequency rank
- #5,579
- “sermos” frequency rank
- 13971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejamos | sermos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | primeira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo ser. |
Where the eye mixes sejamos and sermos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sejamos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against sermos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sejamos vs sermos
A purely visual mix-up. sejamos (/se.ˈʒa.mus/) and sermos (/ˈseɾ.mus/) 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 13971, 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/. sermos is at rank #5,579, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈseɾ.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 13971, this pair ranks #58,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sejamos vs sermos
Shared letters: emos. Private to "sejamos": aj. Private to "sermos": r.
"sejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "sermos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sejamos" for "sermos" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sejamos" or "sermos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sejamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sermos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejamos" and "sermos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serias vs sermos". 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 #58,234 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.