Which to use
“sentar” and “sentem” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,587
- “sentar” frequency rank
- #2,806
- “sentem” frequency rank
- 6393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentar | sentem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar em assento | terceira pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo sentir |
Letter map: sentar vs sentem
Shared letters muted; letters that set sentar and sentem apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sentar vs sentem
sentar and sentem are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6393, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentar is recorded at frequency rank #3,587, classified as averb. sentem is at rank #2,806, tagged as averb.
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 6393, this pair ranks #68,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sentar vs sentem
Shared letters: enst. Private to "sentar": ar. Private to "sentem": m.
"sentar" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sentem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sentar" and "sentem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sentar" vs "sentem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sentar" and "sentem".
- Full dictionary entry for "sentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sentem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentar" and "sentem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senda vs sentar". 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 #68,047 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.