sousvsSuiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sous is a preposition, Sui is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sous” is a preposition and “Sui” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,337
“sous” frequency rank
#28,407
“Sui” frequency rank
57744
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sous Sui
Definition unter (unterhalb von) Ort in der pakistanischen Provinz Belutschistan

Letter map: sous vs Sui

Shared letters muted; letters that set sous and Sui apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
sous
3 ch
Sui

Grammar separator: sous vs Sui

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sous is apreposition and Suianame. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sous is recorded at frequency rank #29,337, classified as aprep, pronounced [su]. Sui is at rank #28,407, 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 57744, this pair ranks #889,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sous vs Sui

Shared letters: su. Private to "sous": o. Private to "Sui": i.

"sous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Sui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sousosus · sosu · souss · ssous · suos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sous" and "Sui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sous" is a preposition and "Sui" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sous" vs "Sui" - which ranks higher?
"Sui" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,407 in our German list, against #29,337 for "sous". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "sous" vs "Sui" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Sui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #889,430 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sous" and "Sui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Sui". 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 #889,430 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