Which to use
“sua” and “sujo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- #4,959
- “sujo” frequency rank
- 4991
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sua | sujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem você como objeto | qualidade do que não está limpo |
Letter map: sua vs sujo
Shared letters muted; letters that set sua and sujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: sua and sujo
sua and sujo 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4991, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sua is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as anadj. sujo is at rank #4,959, 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 4991, this pair ranks #69,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sua vs sujo
Shared letters: su. Private to "sua": a. Private to "sujo": jo.
"sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sujo ← sjuo · ssujo · sujjo · suoj · usjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sua" and "sujo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sua" or "sujo"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sua" and "sujo".
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sua" and "sujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueño vs sujo". 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 #69,741 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.