suarvssucoWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: suar is a verb, suco is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“suar” is a verb and “suco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,808
“suar” frequency rank
#4,860
“suco” frequency rank
27668
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suar suco
Definition transpirar, emitir suor pelos poros da pele líquido retirado da parte carnuda de uma fruta, de algum animal ou de algum vegetal

Letter map: suar vs suco

Shared letters muted; letters that set suar and suco apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
suar
4 ch
suco

Grammar separator: suar vs suco

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suar is averb and sucoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suar is recorded at frequency rank #22,808, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈswaɾ/. suco is at rank #4,860, tagged as anoun.

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 27668, this pair ranks #41,279 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suar vs suco

Shared letters: su. Private to "suar": ar. Private to "suco": co.

"suar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "suco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suarsaur · ssuar · suarr
  • sucoscuo · ssuco · succo · suoc · usco

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suar" and "suco" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suar" is a verb and "suco" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "suar" or "suco" show up more?
"suco" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,860 in our Portuguese list, against #22,808 for "suar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suar" and "suco".

  • Full dictionary entry for "suar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #41,279 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suar" and "suco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs suar". 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 #41,279 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