Which to use
“suco” and “sulco” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,860
- “suco” frequency rank
- #45,610
- “sulco” frequency rank
- 50470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suco | sulco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | líquido retirado da parte carnuda de uma fruta, de algum animal ou de algum vegetal | rego |
Letter map: suco vs sulco
Shared letters muted; letters that set suco and sulco apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. suco runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sulco's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - suco / sulco
suco and sulco 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 50470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suco is recorded at frequency rank #4,860, classified as anoun. sulco is at rank #45,610, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɫ.ku/.
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 50470, this pair ranks #14,488 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suco vs sulco
Shared letters: cosu. Private to "suco": -. Private to "sulco": l.
"suco" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sulco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suco" for "sulco" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suco" vs "sulco" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suco" and "sulco".
- Full dictionary entry for "suco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sulco" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,488 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suco" and "sulco" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueño vs sulco". 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 #14,488 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.