sumo
The verdict
“sumo” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #9,264 in Portuguese word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #9,264
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - supremo, máximo
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sumo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #9,264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sumo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for sumo is 4 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #9,264 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sumo, with forms such as "smuo", "ssumo", and "summo". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sus", "sun", "sup", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is sumo, spelled S-U-M-O.
Definition
- 1supremo, máximo
- 2alto, que está no lugar mais elevado
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: smuo,ssumo,summo,suom,usmo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sumo - 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.
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.
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Using “sumo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-U-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “sus” - see the side-by-side comparison. sumo vs sus
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.