Which to use
“sulco” and “sumiço” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,610
- “sulco” frequency rank
- #21,888
- “sumiço” frequency rank
- 67498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sulco | sumiço |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rego | ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento |
Where the eye mixes sulco and sumiço
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sulco runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against sumiço's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sulco vs sumiço
A purely visual mix-up. sulco (/ˈsuɫ.ku/) and sumiço (/su.ˈmi.su/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sulco is recorded at frequency rank #45,610, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɫ.ku/. sumiço is at rank #21,888, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈmi.su/.
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 67498, this pair ranks #4,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sulco vs sumiço
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sulco": cl. Private to "sumiço": imç.
"sulco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sumiço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sulco ← sluco · ssulco · suclo · sulcco · sullco · suloc · uslco
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sulco" and "sumiço" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sulco" vs "sumiço" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sulco" and "sumiço" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sulco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumiço" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sulco" and "sumiço" 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 #4,606 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.