sós vs suu, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“sós” is an adjective and “suu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#16,887
“sós” frequency rank: #47,111
“suu” frequency rank: 63998
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	sós	suu
Definition	plural de só	boca, cavidade oral

Letter map: sós vs suu

Shared letters muted; letters that set sós and suu apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. sós (CVC) and suu (CVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch

sós

3 ch

suu

Grammar separator: sós vs suu

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sós is anadjective and suuanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sós is recorded at frequency rank #16,887, classified as anadj. suu is at rank #47,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuː/.

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 63998, this pair ranks #5,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sós vs suu

Shared letters: s. Private to "sós": ó. Private to "suu": u.

"sós" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "suu" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sós" and "suu" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sós" is an adjective and "suu" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "sós" or "suu"?

"sós" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,887 in our Portuguese list, against #47,111 for "suu". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "sós" vs "suu" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "sós" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "suu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #5,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"sós" and "suu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs suu". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #5,958 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.