sumiço

/su.ˈmi.su/

//su.ˈmi.su// noun

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The verdict

“sumiço” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #21,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,888
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento

Corpus desk

Index PT-sumico · sumiço · Portuguese

sumiço · rank #21,888 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,888
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH súbito

Nearest frequency peer: súbito (+3 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 “sumiço”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sumiço” 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).

sumiço vs sumo
67% similar
sumiço vs sumir
67% similar
sumiço vs suco
50% similar

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

Key facts for sumiço
PropertyValue
Headwordsumiço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/su.ˈmi.su/
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,888
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sumiço”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).sumiçocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “súbito” (#21,891), “socialização” (#21,881), “singularidade” (#21,880). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sumiço” fica em #21,888. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around sumiço (IPA /su.ˈmi.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,888 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for sumiço, with forms such as "smuiço", "ssumiço", and "suimço". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "sumo", "sumir", "suco", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sumiço, spelled S-U-M-I-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento

Synonyms

sumidura

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • smuiço
  • ssumiço
  • suimço
  • sumioç
  • summiço
  • sumçio
  • usmiço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sumiço - 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.

smuiço2ssumiço1suimço2sumioç2summiço1sumçio2usmiço2
Edit distance from "sumiço"

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 "sumiço"?
"sumiço" is spelled S-U-M-I-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /su.ˈmi.su/.
What does "sumiço" mean?
As a noun, "sumiço" means: ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento
What words are commonly confused with "sumiço"?
"sumiço" is commonly confused with "sumo", "sumir", "suco". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sumiço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sumiço" is /su.ˈmi.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sumiço" come from?
"sumiço" 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 "sumiço", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

súbito#21,891migrar#21,809listar#21,798Julius#21,792

Similar misspelling depth

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

repor7 variantscelta7 variantsmorse7 variantsintra7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list