Which to use
“sito” is an adjective and “surto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,723
- “sito” frequency rank
- #9,267
- “surto” frequency rank
- 39990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sito | surto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | situado | variação repentina da corrente num circuito elétrico |
Letter map: sito vs surto
Shared letters muted; letters that set sito and surto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sito runs 4 letters (CVCV) against surto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - sito and surto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sito is anadjective and surtoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sito is recorded at frequency rank #30,723, classified as anadj. surto is at rank #9,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɾ.tu/.
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 39990, this pair ranks #26,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sito vs surto
Shared letters: ost. Private to "sito": i. Private to "surto": ru.
"sito" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "surto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sito" for "surto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sito" vs "surto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sito" and "surto".
- Full dictionary entry for "sito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sito" and "surto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sire vs sito". 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 #26,177 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.