Which to use
“sofre” is a verb and “soir” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,108
- “sofre” frequency rank
- #47,619
- “soir” frequency rank
- 50727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sofre | soir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer | noite (período entre o anoitecer e a meia-noite) |
Letter map: sofre vs soir
Shared letters muted; letters that set sofre and soir apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sofre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against soir's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for sofre / soir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sofre is averb and soiranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sofre is recorded at frequency rank #3,108, classified as averb. soir is at rank #47,619, tagged as anoun, pronounced \swaʁ\.
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 50727, this pair ranks #14,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sofre vs soir
Shared letters: ors. Private to "sofre": ef. Private to "soir": i.
"sofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "soir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sofre" and "soir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sofre" or "soir" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sofre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sofre" and "soir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs soir". 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 #14,236 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.