Which to use
“sítio” is a noun and “sutil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,908
- “sítio” frequency rank
- #11,356
- “sutil” frequency rank
- 13264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sítio | sutil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lugar; local; localidade; povoação | subtil |
Letter map: sítio vs sutil
Shared letters muted; letters that set sítio and sutil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: sítio vs sutil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sítio is anoun and sutilanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13264, 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/. sutil is at rank #11,356, 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 13264, this pair ranks #59,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sítio vs sutil
Shared letters: ist. Private to "sítio": oí. Private to "sutil": lu.
"sítio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sutil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sutil ← ssutil · stuil · suitl · sutill · sutli · suttil · ustil
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sítio" and "sutil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sítio" or "sutil"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sítio" and "sutil".
- Full dictionary entry for "sítio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sítio" and "sutil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subtil vs sutil". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #59,146 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.