Which to use
“sutiã” is a noun and “sutil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,780
- “sutiã” frequency rank
- #11,356
- “sutil” frequency rank
- 24136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sutiã | sutil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | peça do vestuário feminino que serve para dar suporte, modelar ou cobrir os seios | subtil |
Letter map: sutiã vs sutil
Shared letters muted; letters that set sutiã and sutil apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. sutiã (CVCVV) and sutil (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - sutiã and sutil
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sutiã is anoun and sutilanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - ã in “sutiã” becomes l in “sutil”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sutiã is recorded at frequency rank #12,780, classified as anoun, pronounced /su.tʃi.ˈɐ̃/, /su.ˈt͡ʃjɐ̃/. 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 24136, this pair ranks #45,559 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sutiã vs sutil
Shared letters: istu. Private to "sutiã": ã. Private to "sutil": l.
"sutiã" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sutil" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sutil ← ssutil · stuil · suitl · sutill · sutli · suttil · ustil
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sutiã" and "sutil" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sutiã" or "sutil" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "sutiã" 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 #45,559 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sutiã" and "sutil" 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 #45,559 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.