Which to use
“sítio” and “sutiã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,908
- “sítio” frequency rank
- #12,780
- “sutiã” frequency rank
- 14688
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sítio | sutiã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar; local; localidade; povoação | peça do vestuário feminino que serve para dar suporte, modelar ou cobrir os seios |
Where the eye mixes sítio and sutiã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sítio and sutiã follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: sítio vs sutiã
A purely visual mix-up. sítio (/ˈsi.tju/) and sutiã (/su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sítio is recorded at frequency rank #1,908, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsi.tju/. sutiã is at rank #12,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/.
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 14688, this pair ranks #57,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sítio vs sutiã
Shared letters: ist. Private to "sítio": oí. Private to "sutiã": uã.
"sítio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sutiã" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sítio" and "sutiã" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sítio" or "sutiã"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sítio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutiã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sítio" and "sutiã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sutiã vs sutura". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #57,322 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.