Which to use
“suis” and “Swiss” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,166
- “suis” frequency rank
- #10,754
- “Swiss” frequency rank
- 52920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suis | Swiss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inessiv Plural des Substantivs suu „Mund“ | Person, die in der Schweiz wohnt oder von dort stammt; Schweizer, Schweizerin |
Letter map: suis vs Swiss
Shared letters muted; letters that set suis and Swiss apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. suis runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Swiss's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: suis and Swiss
suis and Swiss are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suis is recorded at frequency rank #42,166, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Swiss is at rank #10,754, tagged as anoun, pronounced [swɪs].
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 52920, this pair ranks #1,078,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suis vs Swiss
Shared letters: is. Private to "suis": u. Private to "Swiss": w.
"suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Swiss" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "suis" vs "Swiss" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "suis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Swiss" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,078,135 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suis" and "Swiss" 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 #1,078,135 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.