Which to use
“salário” is a noun and “sumário” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,396
- “salário” frequency rank
- #16,625
- “sumário” frequency rank
- 19021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | salário | sumário |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | remuneração | feito resumidamente |
Letter map: salário vs sumário
Shared letters muted; letters that set salário and sumário apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. salário and sumário follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - salário and sumário
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: salário is anoun and sumárioanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
salário is recorded at frequency rank #2,396, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɐ.ˈla.ɾju/. sumário is at rank #16,625, tagged as anadj.
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 19021, this pair ranks #51,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of salário vs sumário
Shared letters: iorsá. Private to "salário": al. Private to "sumário": mu.
"salário" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "sumário" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "salário" for "sumário" ever safe?
Frequency check: "salário" vs "sumário" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "salário" vs "sumário" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "salário" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumário" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "salário" and "sumário" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sombrio vs sumário". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,837 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.