sinvssuaConfusable pair

Quick tell: sin is a pronoun, sua is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sin” is a pronoun and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,687
“sin” frequency rank
#32
“sua” frequency rank
8719
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sin sua
Definition aquilo, aquele que tem você como objeto

Letter map: sin vs sua

Shared letters muted; letters that set sin and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
sin
3 ch
sua

Role in the sentence - sin and sua

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sin is apronoun and suaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sin is recorded at frequency rank #8,687, classified as apron. sua is at rank #32, 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 8719, this pair ranks #64,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sin vs sua

Shared letters: s. Private to "sin": in. Private to "sua": au.

"sin" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sin" and "sua" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sin" is a pronoun and "sua" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sin" vs "sua" - which ranks higher?
"sua" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32 in our Portuguese list, against #8,687 for "sin". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "sin" and "sua". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #64,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sin" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sin". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #64,954 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list