Which to use
“som” is a noun and “sus” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,134
- “som” frequency rank
- #7,578
- “sus” frequency rank
- 8712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | som | sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | onda longitudinal transmitida pela matéria e que podemos ouvir (geralmente entre 20Hz e 20kHz): | interjeição que demonstra impaciência (século XVI) |
Letter map: som vs sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set som and sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for som / sus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: som is anoun and susanintj. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
som is recorded at frequency rank #1,134, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsõ/. sus is at rank #7,578, tagged as anintj.
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 8712, this pair ranks #64,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of som vs sus
Shared letters: s. Private to "som": mo. Private to "sus": u.
"som" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "som" and "sus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "som" or "sus" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "som" and "sus". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "som" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "som" and "sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs sus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #64,966 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.