suarvssumirWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#22,808
“suar” frequency rank
#11,746
“sumir” frequency rank
34554
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suar sumir
Definition transpirar, emitir suor pelos poros da pele desaparecer, deixar de existir

Letter map: suar vs sumir

Shared letters muted; letters that set suar and sumir apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
suar
5 ch
sumir

Corpus notes: suar and sumir

suar and sumir 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 34554, 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/. sumir is at rank #11,746, tagged as averb.

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 34554, this pair ranks #32,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suar vs sumir

Shared letters: rsu. Private to "suar": a. Private to "sumir": im.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suarsaur · ssuar · suarr
  • sumirsmuir · ssumir · suimr · sumirr · summir · sumri · usmir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "suar" for "sumir" ever safe?
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.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "suar" or "sumir" show up more?
"sumir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,746 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.

Useful next steps

Pair "suar" vs "sumir" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sumir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,674 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suar" and "sumir" 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 #32,674 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