sofrevssoproWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sofre is a verb, sopro is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sofre” is a verb and “sopro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,108
“sofre” frequency rank
#13,393
“sopro” frequency rank
16501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sofre sopro
Definition terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo sofrer assopro

Letter map: sofre vs sopro

Shared letters muted; letters that set sofre and sopro apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
sofre
5 ch
sopro

Role in the sentence - sofre and sopro

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sofre is averb and soproanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sofre is recorded at frequency rank #3,108, classified as averb. sopro is at rank #13,393, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈso.pɾu/.

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 16501, this pair ranks #55,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sofre vs sopro

Shared letters: ors. Private to "sofre": ef. Private to "sopro": p.

"sofre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "sopro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sofreosfre · sfore · sofer · soffre · sorfe · ssofre
  • soproospro · sopor · soppro · soprro · sorpo · sporo · ssopro

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sofre" and "sopro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sofre" is a verb and "sopro" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sofre" or "sopro"?
"sofre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,108 in our Portuguese list, against #13,393 for "sopro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "sofre" vs "sopro" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sofre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sopro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sofre" and "sopro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs sopro". 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 #55,003 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list