suarvssujarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,808
“suar” frequency rank
#17,647
“sujar” frequency rank
40455
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suar sujar
Definition transpirar, emitir suor pelos poros da pele tornar sujo, especialmente na superfície

Where the eye mixes suar and sujar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suar runs 4 letters (CVVC) against sujar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
suar
5 ch
sujar

Visual trap between suar and sujar

A purely visual mix-up. suar (/ˈswaɾ/) and sujar (/su.ˈʒaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40455, 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/. sujar is at rank #17,647, tagged as averb, pronounced /su.ˈʒaɾ/.

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 40455, this pair ranks #25,659 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suar vs sujar

Shared letters: arsu. Private to "suar": -. Private to "sujar": j.

"suar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "sujar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suar ← saur · ssuar · suarr
  • sujar ← sjuar · ssujar · suajr · sujarr · sujjar · sujra · usjar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suar" and "sujar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/ˈswaɾ/ versus /su.ˈʒaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suar" or "sujar"?
"sujar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,647 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.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sujar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,659 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suar" and "sujar" 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 #25,659 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