Which to use
“sua” is an adjective and “suor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- #10,091
- “suor” frequency rank
- 10123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sua | suor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem você como objeto | líquido segregado pelas glândulas da pele |
Letter map: sua vs suor
Shared letters muted; letters that set sua and suor apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: sua vs suor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sua is anadjective and suoranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sua is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as anadj. suor is at rank #10,091, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈɔɾ/.
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 10123, this pair ranks #63,096 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sua vs suor
Shared letters: su. Private to "sua": a. Private to "suor": or.
"sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "suor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suor ← sour · ssuor · suorr · suro · usor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sua" for "suor" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sua" or "suor" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sua" and "suor".
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,096 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sua" and "suor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs suor". 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 #63,096 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.