seçãovssucoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“seção” and “suco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,496
“seção” frequency rank
#4,860
“suco” frequency rank
7356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature seção suco
Definition subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo líquido retirado da parte carnuda de uma fruta, de algum animal ou de algum vegetal

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set seção and suco apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
seção
4 ch
suco

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

seção and suco are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

seção is recorded at frequency rank #2,496, classified as anoun. suco is at rank #4,860, tagged as anoun.

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 7356, this pair ranks #66,789 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of seção vs suco

Shared letters: os. Private to "seção": eãç. Private to "suco": cu.

"seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "suco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sucoscuo · ssuco · succo · suoc · usco

Frequency comparison

seção#2,496
suco#4,860

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "seção" and "suco" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "seção" or "suco"?
"seção" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,496 in our Portuguese list, against #4,860 for "suco". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering seção vs suco

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “seção” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list