Which to use
“selim” is a noun and “sétimo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,648
- “selim” frequency rank
- #8,829
- “sétimo” frequency rank
- 52477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selim | sétimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sela pequena e rasa (sem arções) | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição sete em uma série; o que vem depois do sexto |
Where the eye mixes selim and sétimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between selim and sétimo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selim is /sɨ.ˈlĩ/ while sétimo is /ˈsɛ.ti.mu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selim is recorded at frequency rank #43,648, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɨ.ˈlĩ/. sétimo is at rank #8,829, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛ.ti.mu/.
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 52477, this pair ranks #12,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selim vs sétimo
Shared letters: ims. Private to "selim": el. Private to "sétimo": oté.
"selim" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sétimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- selim ← eslim · seilm · selimm · sellim · selmi · sleim · sselim
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "selim" for "sétimo" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "selim" or "sétimo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "selim" and "sétimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "selim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sétimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selim" and "sétimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selim vs slip". 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 #12,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.