Which to use
“she” is a pronoun and “su” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,962
- “she” frequency rank
- #6,713
- “su” frequency rank
- 15675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | she | su |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | caso nominativo da terceira pessoa feminina do singular, ela. | dele |
Letter map: she vs su
Shared letters muted; letters that set she and su apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - she and su
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: she is apronoun and suanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
she is recorded at frequency rank #8,962, classified as apron. su is at rank #6,713, 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 15675, this pair ranks #56,082 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of she vs su
Shared letters: s. Private to "she": eh. Private to "su": u.
"she" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "su" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "she" for "su" ever safe?
Which is more common, "she" or "su"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "she" and "su". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "she" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "su" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,082 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "she" and "su" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs she". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,082 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.