Which to use
“sulco” and “susto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,610
- “sulco” frequency rank
- #8,693
- “susto” frequency rank
- 54303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sulco | susto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | rego | sobressalto causado por evento não esperado; surpresa vigorosa e momentânea |
Where the eye mixes sulco and susto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sulco vs susto
A purely visual mix-up. sulco (/ˈsuɫ.ku/) and susto (/ˈsuʃ.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 54303, 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/. susto is at rank #8,693, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsuʃ.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 54303, this pair ranks #11,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sulco vs susto
Shared letters: osu. Private to "sulco": cl. Private to "susto": t.
"sulco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "susto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sulco" and "susto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sulco" or "susto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sulco" and "susto" 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 "susto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sulco" and "susto" 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 #11,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.