Which to use
“sumir” is a verb and “sutil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,746
- “sumir” frequency rank
- #11,356
- “sutil” frequency rank
- 23102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sumir | sutil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desaparecer, deixar de existir | subtil |
Letter map: sumir vs sutil
Shared letters muted; letters that set sumir and sutil apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: sumir vs sutil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sumir is averb and sutilanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sumir is recorded at frequency rank #11,746, classified as averb. sutil is at rank #11,356, 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 23102, this pair ranks #46,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sumir vs sutil
Shared letters: isu. Private to "sumir": mr. Private to "sutil": lt.
"sumir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "sutil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sumir" and "sutil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sumir" or "sutil" 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 "sutil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sumir" and "sutil" 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 #46,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.