sesvsSUVsTell them apart

Quick tell: ses is a abbrev, SUVs is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“ses” is an abbrev and “SUVs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#26,610
“ses” frequency rank
#48,525
“SUVs” frequency rank
75135
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ses SUVs
Definition Kontraktion von jsi + se Genitiv Singular des Substantivs SUV

Where the eye mixes ses and SUVs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
ses
4 ch
SUVs

Look-alike desk: ses vs SUVs

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ses is [sɛs] while SUVs is [ɛsʔuːˈfaʊ̯s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (abbrev vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ses is recorded at frequency rank #26,610, classified as anabbrev, pronounced [sɛs]. SUVs is at rank #48,525, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛsʔuːˈfaʊ̯s].

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 75135, this pair ranks #315,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ses vs SUVs

Shared letters: s. Private to "ses": e. Private to "SUVs": uv.

"ses" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "SUVs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • SUVsssuvs · susv · suvss · suvvs · svus · usvs

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ses" and "SUVs" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "ses" is an abbrev and "SUVs" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "ses" or "SUVs" show up more?
"ses" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,610 in our German list, against #48,525 for "SUVs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ses" and "SUVs" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "SUVs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #315,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ses" and "SUVs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "says vs SUVs". 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 #315,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list