Which to use
“suma” and “sup” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,978
- “suma” frequency rank
- #25,150
- “sup” frequency rank
- 33128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suma | sup |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resumo | abutre |
Where the eye mixes suma and sup
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suma vs sup
A purely visual mix-up. suma (/ˈsu.mɐ/) and sup (/sʊp/) 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 33128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suma is recorded at frequency rank #7,978, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.mɐ/. 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 33128, this pair ranks #34,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suma vs sup
Shared letters: su. Private to "suma": am. Private to "sup": p.
"suma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suma ← smua · ssuma · suam · summa · usma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suma" and "sup" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "suma" or "sup" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suma" 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 #34,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suma" 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 #34,474 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.