Which to use
“serra” and “sexta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,450
- “serra” frequency rank
- #796
- “sexta” frequency rank
- 2246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serra | sexta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | instrumento de lâmina de aço dentada e comprida para cortar madeira e outros materiais | o mesmo que sexta-feira |
Letter map: serra vs sexta
Shared letters muted; letters that set serra and sexta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - serra / sexta
serra and sexta 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 2246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serra is recorded at frequency rank #1,450, classified as anoun. sexta is at rank #796, 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 2246, this pair ranks #73,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of serra vs sexta
Shared letters: aes. Private to "serra": r. Private to "sexta": tx.
"serra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sexta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "serra" and "sexta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "serra" vs "sexta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "serra" vs "sexta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "serra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serra" and "sexta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senda vs serra". 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 #73,202 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.