Which to use
“soir” is a noun and “sumir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,619
- “soir” frequency rank
- #11,746
- “sumir” frequency rank
- 59365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soir | sumir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | noite (período entre o anoitecer e a meia-noite) | desaparecer, deixar de existir |
Letter map: soir vs sumir
Shared letters muted; letters that set soir and sumir apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: soir vs sumir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: soir is anoun and sumiraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soir is recorded at frequency rank #47,619, classified as anoun, pronounced \swaʁ\. sumir is at rank #11,746, 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 59365, this pair ranks #8,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soir vs sumir
Shared letters: irs. Private to "soir": o. Private to "sumir": mu.
"soir" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sumir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soir" for "sumir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soir" vs "sumir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "soir" vs "sumir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "soir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soir" and "sumir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs soir". 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 #8,219 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.