Which to use
“sob” is a preposition and “suor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #320
- “sob” frequency rank
- #10,091
- “suor” frequency rank
- 10411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sob | suor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abaixo, em baixo | líquido segregado pelas glândulas da pele |
Where the eye mixes sob and suor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sob with suor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sob is /ˈsob/ while suor is /su.ˈɔɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sob is recorded at frequency rank #320, classified as aprep, pronounced /ˈsob/. suor is at rank #10,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈɔɾ/.
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 10411, this pair ranks #62,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sob vs suor
Shared letters: os. Private to "sob": b. Private to "suor": ru.
"sob" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "suor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suor ← sour · ssuor · suorr · suro · usor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sob" for "suor" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sob" or "suor" show up more?
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 "sob" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sob" and "suor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs suor". 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 #62,700 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.