Which to use
“sumiço” is a noun and “sumo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,888
- “sumiço” frequency rank
- #9,264
- “sumo” frequency rank
- 31152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumiço | sumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de sumir; desaparecimento | supremo, máximo |
Letter map: sumiço vs sumo
Shared letters muted; letters that set sumiço and sumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sumiço runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against sumo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: sumiço vs sumo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sumiço is anoun and sumoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31152, 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/. sumo is at rank #9,264, tagged as anadj.
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 31152, this pair ranks #37,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumiço vs sumo
Shared letters: mosu. Private to "sumiço": iç. Private to "sumo": -.
"sumiço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sumo ← smuo · ssumo · summo · suom · usmo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sumiço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sumo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumiço" and "sumo" 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 #37,022 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.