Which to use
“suma” and “sutiã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,978
- “suma” frequency rank
- #12,780
- “sutiã” frequency rank
- 20758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suma | sutiã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | resumo | peça do vestuário feminino que serve para dar suporte, modelar ou cobrir os seios |
Where the eye mixes suma and sutiã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. suma runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sutiã's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suma and sutiã
A purely visual mix-up. suma (/ˈsu.mɐ/) and sutiã (/su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/) 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 20758, 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/. sutiã is at rank #12,780, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/.
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 20758, this pair ranks #49,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suma vs sutiã
Shared letters: su. Private to "suma": am. Private to "sutiã": itã.
"suma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sutiã" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- suma ← smua · ssuma · suam · summa · usma
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suma" and "sutiã" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suma" vs "sutiã" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "suma" and "sutiã" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutiã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suma" and "sutiã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sudan vs suma". 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 #49,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.