Which to use
“shut” is a verb and “Sue” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,728
- “shut” frequency rank
- #22,913
- “Sue” frequency rank
- 70641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shut | Sue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schließen | englischer weiblicher Vorname |
Letter map: shut vs Sue
Shared letters muted; letters that set shut and Sue apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for shut / Sue
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shut is averb and Sueaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shut is recorded at frequency rank #47,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ʃʌt]. Sue is at rank #22,913, tagged as aname, pronounced […].
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 70641, this pair ranks #440,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shut vs Sue
Shared letters: su. Private to "shut": ht. Private to "Sue": e.
"shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Sue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shut ← shhut · shtu · shutt · sshut · suht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shut" for "Sue" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shut" vs "Sue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "shut" and "Sue". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #440,168 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shut" and "Sue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schütt vs shut". 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 #440,168 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.