Which to use
“sejas” and “selar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,913
- “sejas” frequency rank
- #26,893
- “selar” frequency rank
- 44806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sejas | selar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do singular do presente do subjuntivo do verbo ser. | pôr sela (em cavalo, por exemplo) |
Where the eye mixes sejas and selar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sejas and selar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sejas and selar
A purely visual mix-up. sejas (/ˈse.ʒəs/) and selar (/sɨ.ˈlaɾ/) 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 44806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sejas is recorded at frequency rank #17,913, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈse.ʒəs/. selar is at rank #26,893, tagged as averb, pronounced /sɨ.ˈlaɾ/.
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 44806, this pair ranks #20,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sejas vs selar
Shared letters: aes. Private to "sejas": j. Private to "selar": lr.
"sejas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "selar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sejas" and "selar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sejas" vs "selar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sejas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sejas" and "selar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selar vs selim". 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 #20,620 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.