Which to use
“suar” is a verb and “sujo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,808
- “suar” frequency rank
- #4,959
- “sujo” frequency rank
- 27767
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suar | sujo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transpirar, emitir suor pelos poros da pele | qualidade do que não está limpo |
Letter map: suar vs sujo
Shared letters muted; letters that set suar and sujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for suar / sujo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suar is averb and sujoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27767, 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/. sujo is at rank #4,959, 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 27767, this pair ranks #41,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suar vs sujo
Shared letters: su. Private to "suar": ar. Private to "sujo": jo.
"suar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suar" and "sujo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "suar" or "sujo" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suar" and "sujo".
- Full dictionary entry for "suar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sujo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suar" and "sujo" 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 #41,173 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.