Which to use
“setor” is a noun and “sexto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,629
- “setor” frequency rank
- #7,338
- “sexto” frequency rank
- 8967
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | setor | sexto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | parte de um círculo delimitada por dois raios e o segmento de curva correspondente na circunferência | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição sexta em uma série; o que vem depois do quinto |
Letter map: setor vs sexto
Shared letters muted; letters that set setor and sexto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - setor and sexto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: setor is anoun and sextoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8967, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
setor is recorded at frequency rank #1,629, classified as anoun. sexto is at rank #7,338, tagged as anadj.
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 8967, this pair ranks #64,626 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of setor vs sexto
Shared letters: eost. Private to "setor": r. Private to "sexto": x.
"setor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sexto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "setor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,626 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "setor" and "sexto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seno vs sexto". 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 #64,626 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.