Which to use
“sódio” is a noun and “sois” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,278
- “sódio” frequency rank
- #20,136
- “sois” frequency rank
- 30414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sódio | sois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | elemento químico de símbolo Na, possui o número atômico 11 e massa atômica relativa de 22.989; é um metal alcalino, sólido na temperatura ambiente, com coloração branco prateado; é encontrado em grande quantidade na forma de cloreto de sódio (sal) nas águas marinhas; é a principal matéria-prima para obtenção de outros sais | segunda pessoa do plural do presente do indicativo do verbo ser |
Where the eye mixes sódio and sois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sódio runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against sois's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sódio vs sois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sódio is /ˈsɔdju/ while sois is /ˈsojs/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sódio is recorded at frequency rank #10,278, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔdju/. sois is at rank #20,136, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈsojs/.
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 30414, this pair ranks #37,936 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sódio vs sois
Shared letters: ios. Private to "sódio": dó. Private to "sois": -.
"sódio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sois ← osis · sios · soiss · sosi · ssois
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sódio" for "sois" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sódio" vs "sois" - 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 "sódio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,936 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sódio" and "sois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sois". 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 #37,936 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.