Which to use
“star” is a noun and “sua” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,645
- “star” frequency rank
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- 3677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | star | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estrela | que tem você como objeto |
Letter map: star vs sua
Shared letters muted; letters that set star and sua apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for star / sua
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: star is anoun and suaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
star is recorded at frequency rank #3,645, classified as anoun, pronounced /stɑ:ʳ/ ouvir^(fonte ?). sua is at rank #32, tagged as anadj.
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 3677, this pair ranks #71,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of star vs sua
Shared letters: as. Private to "star": rt. Private to "sua": u.
"star" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- star ← satr · sstar · starr · stra · sttar · tsar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "star" for "sua" ever safe?
Frequency check: "star" vs "sua" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "star" and "sua". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "star" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "star" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs star". 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 #71,420 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.