Which to use
“sumiço” is a noun and “sumir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,888
- “sumiço” frequency rank
- #11,746
- “sumir” frequency rank
- 33634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumiço | sumir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento | desaparecer, deixar de existir |
Letter map: sumiço vs sumir
Shared letters muted; letters that set sumiço and sumir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: sumiço vs sumir
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sumiço is anoun and sumiraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumiço is recorded at frequency rank #21,888, classified as anoun, pronounced /su.ˈmi.su/. sumir is at rank #11,746, tagged as averb.
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 33634, this pair ranks #33,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumiço vs sumir
Shared letters: imsu. Private to "sumiço": oç. Private to "sumir": r.
"sumiço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sumir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sumir ← smuir · ssumir · suimr · sumirr · summir · sumri · usmir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sumiço" and "sumir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sumiço" or "sumir"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sumiço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumiço" and "sumir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sulco vs sumiço". 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 #33,818 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.