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

#33,626
“sujeitar” frequency rank
#34,058
“suscitar” frequency rank
67684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sujeitar suscitar
Definition submeter(-se) dar origem a, fazer aparecer ou nascer; provocar

Where the eye mixes sujeitar and suscitar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sujeitar (CVCVVCVC) and suscitar (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
sujeitar
8 ch
suscitar

Look-alike desk: sujeitar vs suscitar

A purely visual mix-up. sujeitar (/su.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/) and suscitar (/suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sujeitar is recorded at frequency rank #33,626, classified as averb, pronounced /su.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/. suscitar is at rank #34,058, tagged as averb, pronounced /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/.

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 67684, this pair ranks #4,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sujeitar vs suscitar

Shared letters: airstu. Private to "sujeitar": ej. Private to "suscitar": c.

"sujeitar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "suscitar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sujeitar ← sjueitar · ssujeitar · suejitar · sujeiatr · sujeitarr · sujeitra · sujeittar · sujetiar
  • suscitar ← ssucitar · ssuscitar · sucsitar · susccitar · susciatr · suscitarr · suscitra · suscittar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sujeitar" and "suscitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/su.ʒɐj.ˈtaɾ/ versus /suʃ.si.ˈtaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sujeitar" or "suscitar" show up more?
"sujeitar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,626 in our Portuguese list, against #34,058 for "suscitar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sujeitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suscitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,542 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sujeitar" and "suscitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suscitar vs suspeitar". 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 #4,542 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