Which to use
“suis” is a noun and “sur” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,166
- “suis” frequency rank
- #7,401
- “sur” frequency rank
- 49567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suis | sur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inessiv Plural des Substantivs suu „Mund“ | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs suren |
Letter map: suis vs sur
Shared letters muted; letters that set suis and sur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: suis vs sur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suis is anoun and suraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suis is recorded at frequency rank #42,166, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. sur is at rank #7,401, tagged as averb, pronounced [zuːɐ̯].
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 49567, this pair ranks #1,206,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suis vs sur
Shared letters: su. Private to "suis": i. Private to "sur": r.
"suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suis ← sius · ssuis · suiss · susi · usis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suis" for "sur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suis" vs "sur" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "suis" vs "sur" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "suis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,206,579 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suis" and "sur" 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 #1,206,579 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.