Which to use
“sogro” and “sótão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,033
- “sogro” frequency rank
- #25,152
- “sótão” frequency rank
- 39185
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sogro | sótão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | pai do(a) cônjuge. | o andar ou pavimento mais alto |
Where the eye mixes sogro and sótão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sogro (CVCCV) and sótão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sogro vs sótão
A purely visual mix-up. sogro (/ˈso.ɡɾu/) and sótão (/ˈsɔ.tɐ̃w̃/) 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 39185, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sogro is recorded at frequency rank #14,033, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈso.ɡɾu/. sótão is at rank #25,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɔ.tɐ̃w̃/.
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 39185, this pair ranks #27,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sogro vs sótão
Shared letters: os. Private to "sogro": gr. Private to "sótão": tãó.
"sogro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sótão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sogro ← osgro · sgoro · soggro · sogor · sogrro · sorgo · ssogro
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sogro" for "sótão" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sogro" or "sótão" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sogro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sótão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sogro" and "sótão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sótão". 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 #27,117 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.