# sumo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsuːməʊ/ · frequency rank #26,985

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. A rikishi (sumo wrestler).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 相(す)撲(もう) (sumō).

## Easily confused with
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sun)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sup)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sus)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sure)
- **sung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sung)
- **sums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sums)
- **surf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-surf)
- **sunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sunk)
- **suns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-suns)
- **SUVs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-suvs)
- **SUNY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-suny)
- **supp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-supp)
- **sump** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sump)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sumo-vs-sura)
- **so** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/so-vs-sumo)
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/su-vs-sumo)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sm-vs-sumo)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sub-vs-sumo)
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sam-vs-sumo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`smuo`, `ssumo`, `summo`, `suom`, `usmo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sumo