sujar

/su.ˈʒaɾ/

//su.ˈʒaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“sujar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,647. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,647
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície

Corpus desk

Index PT-sujar · sujar · Portuguese

sujar · rank #17,647 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,647
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH suavemente

Nearest frequency peer: suavemente (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “sujar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “sujar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sujar vs sujo
60% similar
sujar vs suma
60% similar
sujar vs suor
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sujar
PropertyValue
Headwordsujar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/su.ˈʒaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,647
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sujar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sujarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “suavemente” (#17,645), “tirania” (#17,651), “smile” (#17,641). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sujar” fica em #17,647. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sujar (IPA /su.ˈʒaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,647 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sujar, with forms such as "sjuar", "ssujar", and "suajr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sujo", "suma", "suor", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is sujar, spelled S-U-J-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície
  2. 2
    trazer desgraça ou dano moral
  3. 3
    evacuar involuntariamente

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sujar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Estava jogando futebol na chuva, portanto sujou todo o uniforme.
  2. Sujou o nome da família ao ter uma relação extra-conjugal.

This word in other languages

soil(English)ensuciar(Español)salir(Français)beschmutzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sjuar
  • ssujar
  • suajr
  • sujarr
  • sujjar
  • sujra
  • usjar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sujar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sjuar2ssujar1suajr2sujarr1sujjar1sujra2usjar2
Edit distance from "sujar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sujar"?
"sujar" is spelled S-U-J-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ˈʒaɾ/.
What does "sujar" mean?
As a verb, "sujar" means: tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície
What words are commonly confused with "sujar"?
"sujar" is commonly confused with "sujo", "suma", "suor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sujar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sujar" is /su.ˈʒaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sujar" come from?
"sujar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sujar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

smile#17,641safra#17,635polvo#17,610agudo#17,686

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

andas7 variantscreek7 variantsgruta7 variantsdoçura7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list