Which to use
“sabor” and “suor” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,595
- “sabor” frequency rank
- #10,091
- “suor” frequency rank
- 14686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sabor | suor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sensação gustativa | líquido segregado pelas glândulas da pele |
Where the eye mixes sabor and suor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sabor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against suor's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sabor and suor
A purely visual mix-up. sabor (/sɐ.ˈboɾ/) and suor (/su.ˈɔɾ/) 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 14686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sabor is recorded at frequency rank #4,595, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈboɾ/. suor is at rank #10,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈɔɾ/.
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 14686, this pair ranks #57,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sabor vs suor
Shared letters: ors. Private to "sabor": ab. Private to "suor": u.
"sabor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "suor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sabor" for "suor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sabor" or "suor"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sabor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sabor" and "suor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs suor". 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 #57,330 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.