Which to use
“selado” is an adjective and “soldo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,270
- “selado” frequency rank
- #46,066
- “soldo” frequency rank
- 73336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selado | soldo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem selo | salário básico de militar |
Letter map: selado vs soldo
Shared letters muted; letters that set selado and soldo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. selado runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against soldo's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - selado and soldo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: selado is anadjective and soldoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selado is recorded at frequency rank #27,270, classified as anadj, pronounced /sɨ.ˈla.du/. soldo is at rank #46,066, tagged as anoun.
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 73336, this pair ranks #2,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selado vs soldo
Shared letters: dlos. Private to "selado": ae. Private to "soldo": -.
"selado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "soldo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "selado" and "soldo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "selado" or "soldo"?
After this comparison
Pair "selado" vs "soldo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "selado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soldo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selado" and "soldo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soldo vs sulco". 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 #2,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.