Which to use
“selar” and “sujar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,893
- “selar” frequency rank
- #17,647
- “sujar” frequency rank
- 44540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selar | sujar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pôr sela (em cavalo, por exemplo) | tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície |
Where the eye mixes selar and sujar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. selar and sujar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between selar and sujar
A purely visual mix-up. selar (/sɨ.ˈlaɾ/) 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 44540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selar is recorded at frequency rank #26,893, classified as averb, pronounced /sɨ.ˈlaɾ/. 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 44540, this pair ranks #20,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of selar vs sujar
Shared letters: ars. Private to "selar": el. Private to "sujar": ju.
"selar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sujar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "selar" and "sujar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "selar" or "sujar"?
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 "selar" 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 #20,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selar" and "sujar" 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 #20,919 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.