Which to use
“Sofa” and “suma” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,680
- “Sofa” frequency rank
- #7,978
- “suma” frequency rank
- 50658
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Sofa | suma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sofá | resumo |
Where the eye mixes Sofa and suma
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Sofa vs suma
A purely visual mix-up. Sofa (/ˈzoːfa/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and suma (/ˈsu.mɐ/) 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 50658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Sofa is recorded at frequency rank #42,680, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈzoːfa/ ouvir^(fonte ?). suma is at rank #7,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.mɐ/.
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 50658, this pair ranks #14,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Sofa vs suma
Shared letters: as. Private to "Sofa": fo. Private to "suma": mu.
"Sofa" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "suma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Sofa" and "suma" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Sofa" vs "suma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Sofa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Sofa" and "suma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs Sofa". 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 #14,294 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.