Which to use
“sujo” is an adjective and “sulco” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,959
- “sujo” frequency rank
- #45,610
- “sulco” frequency rank
- 50569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujo | sulco |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade do que não está limpo | rego |
Letter map: sujo vs sulco
Shared letters muted; letters that set sujo and sulco apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. sujo 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.
Grammar separator: sujo vs sulco
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sujo is anadjective and sulcoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sujo is recorded at frequency rank #4,959, classified as anadj. 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 50569, this pair ranks #14,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sujo vs sulco
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sujo": j. Private to "sulco": cl.
"sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sulco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sujo" and "sulco" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sujo" vs "sulco" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sujo" 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 #14,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujo" 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 #14,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.