Which to use
“sofrer” and “sofreu” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,652
- “sofrer” frequency rank
- #2,653
- “sofreu” frequency rank
- 5305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sofrer | sofreu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passar por determinado estado ou ação | terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo sofrer |
Letter map: sofrer vs sofreu
Shared letters muted; letters that set sofrer and sofreu apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Corpus notes: sofrer and sofreu
sofrer and sofreu are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - r in “sofrer” becomes u in “sofreu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5305, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sofrer is recorded at frequency rank #2,652, classified as averb, pronounced /su.ˈfɾeɾ/. sofreu is at rank #2,653, tagged as averb.
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 5305, this pair ranks #69,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sofrer vs sofreu
Shared letters: efors. Private to "sofrer": -. Private to "sofreu": u.
"sofrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sofreu" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sofrer" for "sofreu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sofrer" vs "sofreu" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sofrer" and "sofreu".
- Full dictionary entry for "sofrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sofreu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sofrer" and "sofreu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofredor vs sofrer". 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 #69,341 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.