Which to use
“sua” is an adjective and “sujar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- #17,647
- “sujar” frequency rank
- 17679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sua | sujar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem você como objeto | tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície |
Letter map: sua vs sujar
Shared letters muted; letters that set sua and sujar apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sua and sujar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sua is anadjective and sujaraverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sua is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as anadj. sujar is at rank #17,647, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.ˈʒaɾ/.
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 17679, this pair ranks #53,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sua vs sujar
Shared letters: asu. Private to "sua": -. Private to "sujar": jr.
"sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sujar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sujar ← sjuar · ssujar · suajr · sujarr · sujjar · sujra · usjar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sua" for "sujar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sua" or "sujar"?
What to do next
You've compared "sua" and "sujar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sujar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sua" and "sujar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sudan vs sujar". 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 #53,507 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.