Which to use
“surra” and “sutiã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,971
- “surra” frequency rank
- #12,780
- “sutiã” frequency rank
- 23751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | surra | sutiã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de surrar: | peça do vestuário feminino que serve para dar suporte, modelar ou cobrir os seios |
Where the eye mixes surra and sutiã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. surra (CVCCV) and sutiã (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: surra vs sutiã
A purely visual mix-up. surra (/ˈsu.Rɐ/) and sutiã (/su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
surra is recorded at frequency rank #10,971, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsu.Rɐ/. 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 23751, this pair ranks #46,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of surra vs sutiã
Shared letters: su. Private to "surra": ar. Private to "sutiã": itã.
"surra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sutiã" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- surra ← srura · ssurra · sura · surar · usrra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "surra" and "sutiã" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "surra" or "sutiã"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "surra" and "sutiã" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "surra" 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 #46,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "surra" and "sutiã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sutiã vs sutura". 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 #46,021 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.