Which to use
“será” is a verb and “sete” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #143
- “será” frequency rank
- #858
- “sete” frequency rank
- 1001
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | será | sete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ser | cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha sete elementos distintos; número equivalente a seis mais um, representado pelo símbolo 7 em algarismos arábicos ou VII/vii em algarismos romanos |
Where the eye mixes será and sete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses será with sete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: será is /se.ˈɾa/ while sete is /ˈsɛ.tʃi/, /ˈsɛ.ti/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1001, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
será is recorded at frequency rank #143, classified as averb, pronounced /se.ˈɾa/. sete is at rank #858, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈsɛ.tʃi/, /ˈsɛ.ti/.
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 1001, this pair ranks #74,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of será vs sete
Shared letters: es. Private to "será": rá. Private to "sete": t.
"será" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sete ← seet · sette · ssete · stee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "será" for "sete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "será" or "sete"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "será" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "será" and "sete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sete vs sire". 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 #74,630 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.