suadovssumoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“suado” and “sumo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,137
“suado” frequency rank
#9,264
“sumo” frequency rank
32401
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suado sumo
Definition que está suando supremo, máximo

Letter map: suado vs sumo

Shared letters muted; letters that set suado and sumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
suado
4 ch
sumo

Spelling & dictionary notes on suado vs sumo

suado 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 32401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suado is recorded at frequency rank #23,137, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈswa.du/. 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 32401, this pair ranks #35,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suado vs sumo

Shared letters: osu. Private to "suado": ad. Private to "sumo": m.

"suado" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "sumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suadosaudo · ssuado · suaddo · suaod · sudao
  • sumosmuo · ssumo · summo · suom · usmo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "suado" and "sumo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "suado" vs "sumo" - which ranks higher?
"sumo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,264 in our Portuguese list, against #23,137 for "suado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suado" and "sumo".

  • Full dictionary entry for "suado" 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 #35,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suado" and "sumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suado vs sueño". 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 #35,426 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list