Which to use
“sci” is a noun and “sus” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,904
- “sci” frequency rank
- #7,578
- “sus” frequency rank
- 37482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sci | sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | esqui, placa geralmente de madeira para deslizar na água ou na neve | interjeição que demonstra impaciência (século XVI) |
Letter map: sci vs sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set sci and sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for sci / sus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sci is anoun and susanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sci is recorded at frequency rank #29,904, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈʃi/. sus is at rank #7,578, tagged as anintj.
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 37482, this pair ranks #29,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sci vs sus
Shared letters: s. Private to "sci": ci. Private to "sus": u.
"sci" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sci" and "sus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sci" or "sus" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "sci" and "sus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sci" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sci" and "sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sci". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #29,125 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.