Which to use
“sugerir” and “suprir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,815
- “sugerir” frequency rank
- #14,967
- “suprir” frequency rank
- 21782
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sugerir | suprir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | insinuar, inspirar: | fornecer ou prover (uma pessoa, estabelecimento, lugar, etc) o que está faltando ou é necessário |
Letter map: sugerir vs suprir
Shared letters muted; letters that set sugerir and suprir apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. sugerir runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against suprir's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: sugerir and suprir
sugerir and suprir 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 21782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sugerir is recorded at frequency rank #6,815, classified as averb, pronounced /su.ʒɨ.ˈɾiɾ/. suprir is at rank #14,967, 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 21782, this pair ranks #48,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sugerir vs suprir
Shared letters: irsu. Private to "sugerir": eg. Private to "suprir": p.
"sugerir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "suprir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sugerir" for "suprir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sugerir" vs "suprir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sugerir" and "suprir".
- Full dictionary entry for "sugerir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suprir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sugerir" and "suprir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soprar vs suprir". 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 #48,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.