Which to use
“sexismo” is a noun and “sexista” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,344
- “sexismo” frequency rank
- #37,526
- “sexista” frequency rank
- 72870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sexismo | sexista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato discriminante ou preconceituoso em função do sexo | relativo ao sexismo |
Where the eye mixes sexismo and sexista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sexismo and sexista follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sexismo with sexista
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sexismo is /sɛ.ˈksiʒ.mu/ while sexista is /sɛ.ˈksiʃ.tɐ/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sexismo is recorded at frequency rank #35,344, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɛ.ˈksiʒ.mu/. sexista is at rank #37,526, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɛ.ˈksiʃ.tɐ/.
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 72870, this pair ranks #2,924 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sexismo vs sexista
Shared letters: eisx. Private to "sexismo": mo. Private to "sexista": at.
"sexismo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "sexista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sexismo" for "sexista" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sexismo" or "sexista" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sexismo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,924 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sexismo" and "sexista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sexista vs solista". 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 #2,924 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.