Which to use
“sete” is a num and “sexta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #858
- “sete” frequency rank
- #796
- “sexta” frequency rank
- 1654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sete | sexta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | o mesmo que sexta-feira |
Letter map: sete vs sexta
Shared letters muted; letters that set sete and sexta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for sete / sexta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sete is anum and sextaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sete is recorded at frequency rank #858, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈsɛ.tʃi/, /ˈsɛ.ti/. 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 1654, this pair ranks #73,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sete vs sexta
Shared letters: est. Private to "sete": -. Private to "sexta": ax.
"sete" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sexta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sete" for "sexta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sete" or "sexta"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "sete" 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 #73,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sete" and "sexta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senda vs sexta". 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 #73,872 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.