Which to use
“sapo” is a noun and “sujo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,403
- “sapo” frequency rank
- #4,959
- “sujo” frequency rank
- 14362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sapo | sujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | refere-se à maioria dos anfíbios da ordem dos anuros que possuem pele rugosa e seca | qualidade do que não está limpo |
Letter map: sapo vs sujo
Shared letters muted; letters that set sapo and sujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sapo and sujo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sapo is anoun and sujoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sapo is recorded at frequency rank #9,403, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsa.pu/. sujo is at rank #4,959, 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 14362, this pair ranks #57,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sapo vs sujo
Shared letters: os. Private to "sapo": ap. Private to "sujo": ju.
"sapo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sapo" for "sujo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sapo" vs "sujo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sapo" and "sujo".
- Full dictionary entry for "sapo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sapo" and "sujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sapo vs soap". 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 #57,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.