Which to use
“sulco” and “surto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,610
- “sulco” frequency rank
- #9,267
- “surto” frequency rank
- 54877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sulco | surto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rego | variação repentina da corrente num circuito elétrico |
Where the eye mixes sulco and surto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sulco and surto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sulco with surto
A purely visual mix-up. sulco (/ˈsuɫ.ku/) and surto (/ˈsuɾ.tu/) 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 54877, 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/. surto is at rank #9,267, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuɾ.tu/.
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 54877, this pair ranks #10,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sulco vs surto
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sulco": cl. Private to "surto": rt.
"sulco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "surto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sulco" and "surto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sulco" or "surto"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sulco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sulco" and "surto" 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 #10,976 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.