Which to use
“sama” is a pronoun and “sumo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,025
- “sama” frequency rank
- #9,264
- “sumo” frequency rank
- 37289
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | sumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma nominativo feminino singular do pronome sám | supremo, máximo |
Letter map: sama vs sumo
Shared letters muted; letters that set sama and sumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for sama / sumo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sama is apronoun and sumoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37289, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sama is recorded at frequency rank #28,025, classified as apron. sumo is at rank #9,264, 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 37289, this pair ranks #29,356 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs sumo
Shared letters: ms. Private to "sama": a. Private to "sumo": ou.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sama" and "sumo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sama" or "sumo"?
After this comparison
Pair "sama" vs "sumo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,356 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "sumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sama vs Sau". 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 #29,356 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.