Which to use
“signo” and “simão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,792
- “signo” frequency rank
- #11,739
- “simão” frequency rank
- 22531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | signo | simão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sinal, marca | o primeiro farelo que se obtém ao peneirar a farinha |
Where the eye mixes signo and simão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. signo (CVCCV) and simão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between signo and simão
A purely visual mix-up. signo (/ˈsi.ɡnu/) and simão (/si.'moŋ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
signo is recorded at frequency rank #10,792, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.ɡnu/. simão is at rank #11,739, tagged as anoun, pronounced /si.'moŋ/.
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 22531, this pair ranks #47,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of signo vs simão
Shared letters: ios. Private to "signo": gn. Private to "simão": mã.
"signo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "simão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- signo ← isgno · sgino · siggno · signno · sigon · singo · ssigno
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "signo" and "simão" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "signo" vs "simão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "signo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "simão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "signo" and "simão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "signo vs sueño". 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 #47,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.