Which to use
“sie” is a pronoun and “sus” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,788
- “sie” frequency rank
- #7,578
- “sus” frequency rank
- 48366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sie | sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ela, pronome pessoal feminino do caso nominativo da terceira pessoa do singular: | interjeição que demonstra impaciência (século XVI) |
Letter map: sie vs sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set sie and sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for sie / sus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sie is apronoun and susanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48366, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sie is recorded at frequency rank #40,788, classified as apron, pronounced /zi:/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?). 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 48366, this pair ranks #16,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sie vs sus
Shared letters: s. Private to "sie": ei. Private to "sus": u.
"sie" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sie" and "sus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sie" or "sus" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "sie" vs "sus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sie" 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 #16,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sie" and "sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sie". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #16,813 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.