Which to use
“sujo” is an adjective and “suu” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,959
- “sujo” frequency rank
- #47,111
- “suu” frequency rank
- 52070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sujo | suu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | qualidade do que não está limpo | boca, cavidade oral |
Letter map: sujo vs suu
Shared letters muted; letters that set sujo and suu apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. sujo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against suu's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - sujo and suu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sujo is anadjective and suuanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sujo is recorded at frequency rank #4,959, classified as anadj. suu is at rank #47,111, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuː/.
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 52070, this pair ranks #13,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sujo vs suu
Shared letters: su. Private to "sujo": jo. Private to "suu": -.
"sujo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "suu" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sujo ← sjuo · ssujo · sujjo · suoj · usjo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sujo" and "suu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sujo" or "suu" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sujo" and "suu".
- Full dictionary entry for "sujo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sujo" and "suu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs suu". 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 #13,063 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.