Which to use
“Suff” is a noun and “sum” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,164
- “Suff” frequency rank
- #31,289
- “sum” frequency rank
- 73453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Suff | sum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trunk- oder Alkoholsucht | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: Suff vs sum
Shared letters muted; letters that set Suff and sum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Suff vs sum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Suff is anoun and sumaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Suff is recorded at frequency rank #42,164, classified as anoun, pronounced [zʊf]. sum is at rank #31,289, tagged as averb, 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 73453, this pair ranks #359,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Suff vs sum
Shared letters: su. Private to "Suff": f. Private to "sum": m.
"Suff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Suff ← sfuf · ssuff · suf · usff
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Suff" and "sum" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Suff" or "sum"?
After this comparison
Pair "Suff" vs "sum" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Suff" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Suff" and "sum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Suff vs surft". 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 #359,993 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.