Which to use
“suis” is a noun and “sung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,166
- “suis” frequency rank
- #27,077
- “sung” frequency rank
- 69243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suis | sung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inessiv Plural des Substantivs suu „Mund“ | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs sing |
Letter map: suis vs sung
Shared letters muted; letters that set suis and sung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: suis vs sung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suis 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 69243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suis is recorded at frequency rank #42,166, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 69243, this pair ranks #482,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suis vs sung
Shared letters: su. Private to "suis": i. Private to "sung": gn.
"suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suis" for "sung" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suis" vs "sung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "suis" and "sung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "suis" 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 #482,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suis" and "sung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs suis". 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 #482,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.