Which to use
“silo” and “sítio” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,653
- “silo” frequency rank
- #1,908
- “sítio” frequency rank
- 38561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | silo | sítio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | armazém subterrâneo para cereais, ou outros alimentos | lugar; local; localidade; povoação |
Where the eye mixes silo and sítio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. silo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sítio's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between silo and sítio
A purely visual mix-up. silo (/ˈsi.lu/) and sítio (/ˈsi.tju/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
silo is recorded at frequency rank #36,653, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.lu/. sítio is at rank #1,908, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.tju/.
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 38561, this pair ranks #27,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of silo vs sítio
Shared letters: ios. Private to "silo": l. Private to "sítio": tí.
"silo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sítio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- silo ← islo · sillo · siol · slio · ssilo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "silo" and "sítio" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "silo" vs "sítio" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "silo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sítio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "silo" and "sítio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "silo vs sire". 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 #27,862 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.