Which to use
“su” is an adjective and “suma” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,713
- “su” frequency rank
- #7,978
- “suma” frequency rank
- 14691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | su | suma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dele | resumo |
Letter map: su vs suma
Shared letters muted; letters that set su and suma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - su and suma
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: su is anadjective and sumaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “su” sits inside “suma”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
su is recorded at frequency rank #6,713, classified as anadj. suma is at rank #7,978, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.mɐ/.
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 14691, this pair ranks #57,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of su vs suma
Shared letters: su. Private to "su": -. Private to "suma": am.
"su" · 2 letters · shape CV · "suma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suma ← smua · ssuma · suam · summa · usma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "su" and "suma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "su" vs "suma" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "su" and "suma".
- Full dictionary entry for "su" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "su" and "suma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sudan vs suma". 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 #57,312 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.