Which to use
“sua” and “sumo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- #9,264
- “sumo” frequency rank
- 9296
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sua | sumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem você como objeto | supremo, máximo |
Letter map: sua vs sumo
Shared letters muted; letters that set sua and sumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sua vs sumo
sua and sumo 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 9296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sua is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as anadj. sumo is at rank #9,264, 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 9296, this pair ranks #64,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sua vs sumo
Shared letters: su. Private to "sua": a. Private to "sumo": mo.
"sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "sumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sumo ← smuo · ssumo · summo · suom · usmo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sua" and "sumo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sua" vs "sumo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "sua" and "sumo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sua" and "sumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueño vs sumo". 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 #64,180 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.