suchvssujoConfusable pair

Quick tell: such is a verb, sujo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“such” is a verb and “sujo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,360
“such” frequency rank
#4,959
“sujo” frequency rank
35319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature such sujo
Definition flexão do verbo suchen qualidade do que não está limpo

Letter map: such vs sujo

Shared letters muted; letters that set such and sujo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
such
4 ch
sujo

Grammar separator: such vs sujo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: such 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 35319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

such is recorded at frequency rank #30,360, classified as averb, pronounced /zuːx/. 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 35319, this pair ranks #31,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of such vs sujo

Shared letters: su. Private to "such": ch. Private to "sujo": jo.

"such" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suchscuh · ssuch · succh · suchh · suhc · usch
  • sujosjuo · ssujo · sujjo · suoj · usjo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "such" and "sujo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "such" is a verb and "sujo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "such" or "sujo"?
"sujo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,959 in our Portuguese list, against #30,360 for "such". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "such" and "sujo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "such" 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 #31,731 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "such" and "sujo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "such vs suu". 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 #31,731 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