sumirvssutiãWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sumir is a verb, sutiã is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sumir” is a verb and “sutiã” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,746
“sumir” frequency rank
#12,780
“sutiã” frequency rank
24526
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sumir sutiã
Definition desaparecer, deixar de existir peça do vestuário feminino que serve para dar suporte, modelar ou cobrir os seios

Letter map: sumir vs sutiã

Shared letters muted; letters that set sumir and sutiã apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
sumir
5 ch
sutiã

Grammar separator: sumir vs sutiã

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sumir is averb and sutiãanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sumir is recorded at frequency rank #11,746, classified as averb. 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 24526, this pair ranks #45,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sumir vs sutiã

Shared letters: isu. Private to "sumir": mr. Private to "sutiã": .

"sumir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "sutiã" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sumirsmuir · ssumir · suimr · sumirr · summir · sumri · usmir

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sumir" and "sutiã" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sumir" is a verb and "sutiã" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sumir" or "sutiã"?
"sumir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,746 in our Portuguese list, against #12,780 for "sutiã". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "sumir" and "sutiã".

  • Full dictionary entry for "sumir" 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 #45,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sumir" and "sutiã" 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 #45,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list