Which to use
“sentir” is a verb and “setor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #691
- “sentir” frequency rank
- #1,629
- “setor” frequency rank
- 2320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sentir | setor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perceber por qualquer dos sentidos | parte de um círculo delimitada por dois raios e o segmento de curva correspondente na circunferência |
Letter map: sentir vs setor
Shared letters muted; letters that set sentir and setor apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - sentir and setor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sentir is averb and setoranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sentir is recorded at frequency rank #691, classified as averb, pronounced /sẽ.ˈtiɾ/. setor is at rank #1,629, tagged as anoun.
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 2320, this pair ranks #73,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sentir vs setor
Shared letters: erst. Private to "sentir": in. Private to "setor": o.
"sentir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "setor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sentir" for "setor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sentir" or "setor"?
Useful next steps
Pair "sentir" vs "setor" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sentir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "setor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sentir" and "setor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seno vs setor". 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 #73,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.