Which to use
“sumir” and “suprir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,746
- “sumir” frequency rank
- #14,967
- “suprir” frequency rank
- 26713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumir | suprir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desaparecer, deixar de existir | fornecer ou prover (uma pessoa, estabelecimento, lugar, etc) o que está faltando ou é necessário |
Letter map: sumir vs suprir
Shared letters muted; letters that set sumir and suprir apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - sumir / suprir
sumir and suprir are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumir is recorded at frequency rank #11,746, classified as averb. suprir is at rank #14,967, 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 26713, this pair ranks #42,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumir vs suprir
Shared letters: irsu. Private to "sumir": m. Private to "suprir": p.
"sumir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "suprir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sumir" and "suprir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sumir" or "suprir" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sumir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suprir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumir" and "suprir" 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 #42,382 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.