Which to use
“Suff” is a noun and “sung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,164
- “Suff” frequency rank
- #27,077
- “sung” frequency rank
- 69241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Suff | sung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trunk- oder Alkoholsucht | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs sing |
Letter map: Suff vs sung
Shared letters muted; letters that set Suff and sung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Suff and sung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Suff is anoun and sungaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69241, 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]. sung is at rank #27,077, 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 69241, this pair ranks #482,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Suff vs sung
Shared letters: su. Private to "Suff": f. Private to "sung": gn.
"Suff" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Suff" and "sung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Suff" or "sung" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Suff" and "sung".
- Full dictionary entry for "Suff" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #482,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Suff" and "sung" 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 #482,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.