Which to use
“sua” and “suave” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- #4,184
- “suave” frequency rank
- 4216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sua | suave |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem você como objeto | agradável aos sentidos |
Letter map: sua vs suave
Shared letters muted; letters that set sua and suave apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - sua / suave
sua and suave are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sua” sits inside “suave”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sua is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as anadj. suave is at rank #4,184, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈswa.vɨ/.
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 4216, this pair ranks #70,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sua vs suave
Shared letters: asu. Private to "sua": -. Private to "suave": ev.
"sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "suave" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suave ← sauve · ssuave · suaev · suavve · suvae · usave
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sua" and "suave" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sua" or "suave" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sua" vs "suave" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suave" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sua" and "suave" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sade vs suave". 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 #70,772 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.