# sugar vs surgir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sugar
*verb · IPA /su.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #11,556*
promover sucção

### surgir
*verb · IPA /suɾ.ˈʒiɾ/ · frequency rank #6,127*
aparecer repentinamente

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/sugar-vs-surgir