Which to use
“sogra” and “sósia” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,967
- “sogra” frequency rank
- #35,794
- “sósia” frequency rank
- 46761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sogra | sósia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mãe do(a) cônjuge | pessoa que é muito parecida com outra |
Where the eye mixes sogra and sósia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sogra (CVCCV) and sósia (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses sogra with sósia
A purely visual mix-up. sogra (/ˈsɔ.ɡɾɐ/) and sósia (/ˈsɔ.zjɐ/) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sogra is recorded at frequency rank #10,967, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔ.ɡɾɐ/. sósia is at rank #35,794, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔ.zjɐ/.
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 46761, this pair ranks #18,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sogra vs sósia
Shared letters: as. Private to "sogra": gor. Private to "sósia": ió.
"sogra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sósia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sogra ← osgra · sgora · sogar · soggra · sogrra · sorga · ssogra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sogra" for "sósia" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sogra" or "sósia" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sogra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sósia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sogra" and "sósia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs sósia". 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 #18,553 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.