Which to use
“sujo” is an adjective and “sup” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,959
- “sujo” frequency rank
- #25,150
- “sup” frequency rank
- 30109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujo | sup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade do que não está limpo | abutre |
Letter map: sujo vs sup
Shared letters muted; letters that set sujo and sup apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sujo and sup
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sujo is anadjective and supanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sujo is recorded at frequency rank #4,959, classified as anadj. sup is at rank #25,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sʊp/.
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 30109, this pair ranks #38,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sujo vs sup
Shared letters: su. Private to "sujo": jo. Private to "sup": p.
"sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sujo ← sjuo · ssujo · sujjo · suoj · usjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sujo" for "sup" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sujo" or "sup" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "sujo" and "sup". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sujo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sup" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujo" and "sup" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soap vs sup". 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 #38,345 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.