sériovsSriWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: sério is a adjective, Sri is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sério” is an adjective and “Sri” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#544
“sério” frequency rank
#9,109
“Sri” frequency rank
9653
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sério Sri
Definition que demonstra profundo pensar título honorífico adicionado na frente de nomes de metres religiosos, sobretudo da Índia ou de práticas indianas, como o yoga; senhor, mestre

Letter map: sério vs Sri

Shared letters muted; letters that set sério and Sri apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
sério
3 ch
Sri

Part-of-speech tell for sério / Sri

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sério is anadjective and Srianoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sério is recorded at frequency rank #544, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛ.ɾju/. Sri is at rank #9,109, 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 9653, this pair ranks #63,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sério vs Sri

Shared letters: irs. Private to "sério": . Private to "Sri": -.

"sério" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "Sri" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sério" and "Sri" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sério" is an adjective and "Sri" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sério" or "Sri"?
"sério" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #544 in our Portuguese list, against #9,109 for "Sri". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "sério" vs "Sri" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sério" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sério" and "Sri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs Sri". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #63,708 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list