Which to use
“sentido” and “sétimo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #677
- “sentido” frequency rank
- #8,829
- “sétimo” frequency rank
- 9506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentido | sétimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | triste, ressentido, lamentoso, que provoca ou inspira sofrimento ou piedade | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição sete em uma série; o que vem depois do sexto |
Where the eye mixes sentido and sétimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sentido with sétimo
A purely visual mix-up. sentido (/sẽ.ˈti.du/) and sétimo (/ˈsɛ.ti.mu/) 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 9506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentido is recorded at frequency rank #677, classified as anadj, pronounced /sẽ.ˈti.du/. 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 9506, this pair ranks #63,896 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sentido vs sétimo
Shared letters: iost. Private to "sentido": den. Private to "sétimo": mé.
"sentido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "sétimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sentido ← esntido · senitdo · senntido · sentdio · sentiddo · sentiod · senttido · setnido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sentido" and "sétimo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sentido" vs "sétimo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentido" 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 #63,896 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentido" and "sétimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selim vs sétimo". 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 #63,896 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.