Which to use
“sud” and “sumo” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,717
- “sud” frequency rank
- #26,985
- “sumo” frequency rank
- 64702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sud | sumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A bubble of lather or foam (the singular of suds). | A stylised Japanese form of wrestling in which a wrestler loses if he is forced from the ring, or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet touches the ground. |
Where the eye mixes sud and sumo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sud vs sumo
A purely visual mix-up. sud (/sʌd/) and sumo (/ˈsuːməʊ/) 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 64702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sud is recorded at frequency rank #37,717, classified as anoun, pronounced /sʌd/. sumo is at rank #26,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuːməʊ/.
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 64702, this pair ranks #76,378 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sud vs sumo
Shared letters: su. Private to "sud": d. Private to "sumo": mo.
"sud" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sumo ← smuo · ssumo · summo · suom · usmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sud" and "sumo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "sud" or "sumo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sud" and "sumo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sud" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,378 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sud" and "sumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sud vs sura". 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 #76,378 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.