sextavssoltaConfusable pair

Which to use

“sexta” and “solta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#796
“sexta” frequency rank
#4,270
“solta” frequency rank
5066
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sexta solta
Definition o mesmo que sexta-feira ato ou efeito de soltar

Letter map: sexta vs solta

Shared letters muted; letters that set sexta and solta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
sexta
5 ch
solta

Corpus notes: sexta and solta

sexta and solta 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 5066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sexta is recorded at frequency rank #796, classified as anoun. solta is at rank #4,270, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsoɫ.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 5066, this pair ranks #69,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sexta vs solta

Shared letters: ast. Private to "sexta": ex. Private to "solta": lo.

"sexta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "solta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sextaesxta · setxa · sexat · sextta · sexxta · ssexta · sxeta
  • soltaoslta · slota · solat · sollta · soltta · sotla · ssolta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sexta" and "solta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sexta" or "solta" show up more?
"sexta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #796 in our Portuguese list, against #4,270 for "solta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "sexta" vs "solta" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sexta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "solta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,647 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sexta" and "solta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soldo vs solta". 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 #69,647 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