Which to use
“sua” is an adjective and “surra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32
- “sua” frequency rank
- #10,971
- “surra” frequency rank
- 11003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sua | surra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem você como objeto | ato ou efeito de surrar: |
Letter map: sua vs surra
Shared letters muted; letters that set sua and surra apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: sua vs surra
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sua is anadjective and surraanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sua is recorded at frequency rank #32, classified as anadj. surra is at rank #10,971, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.Rɐ/.
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 11003, this pair ranks #61,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sua vs surra
Shared letters: asu. Private to "sua": -. Private to "surra": r.
"sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "surra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- surra ← srura · ssurra · sura · surar · usrra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sua" for "surra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sua" or "surra"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sua" and "surra".
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sua" and "surra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surra vs sutura". 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 #61,956 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.