Which to use
“sumir” is a verb and “sumo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,746
- “sumir” frequency rank
- #9,264
- “sumo” frequency rank
- 21010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumir | sumo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desaparecer, deixar de existir | supremo, máximo |
Letter map: sumir vs sumo
Shared letters muted; letters that set sumir and sumo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for sumir / sumo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sumir is averb and sumoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumir is recorded at frequency rank #11,746, classified as averb. 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 21010, this pair ranks #49,363 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumir vs sumo
Shared letters: msu. Private to "sumir": ir. Private to "sumo": o.
"sumir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sumo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sumir" and "sumo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sumir" vs "sumo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "sumir" and "sumo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sumir" 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 #49,363 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumir" and "sumo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soir vs sumir". 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 #49,363 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.