Which to use
“semente” and “servente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,763
- “semente” frequency rank
- #38,910
- “servente” frequency rank
- 48673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | semente | servente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grão ou parte do fruto com o embrião em estado de vida latente | ajudante/auxiliar do pedreiro; operário que realiza as tarefas mais práticas, deixando o pesado para o construtor, como por exemplo: peneirar areia, preparar a massa, fazer a limpeza do local (varrer), transportar andaimes, etc |
Where the eye mixes semente and servente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: semente vs servente
A purely visual mix-up. semente (/sɨ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/) and servente (/sɨɾ.ˈvẽ.tɨ/) 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 48673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
semente is recorded at frequency rank #9,763, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɨ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. servente is at rank #38,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɨɾ.ˈvẽ.tɨ/.
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 48673, this pair ranks #16,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of semente vs servente
Shared letters: enst. Private to "semente": m. Private to "servente": rv.
"semente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "servente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "semente" and "servente" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "semente" or "servente" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "semente" and "servente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "semente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "semente" and "servente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servente vs serventia". 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 #16,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.