SujetvssuperConfusable pair

Quick tell: Sujet is a noun, super is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sujet” is a noun and “super” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#42,167
“Sujet” frequency rank
#558
“super” frequency rank
42725
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sujet super
Definition Inhalt oder Gegenstand einer künstlerischen Darstellung außergewöhnlich, sehr gut

Where the eye mixes Sujet and super

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Sujet
5 ch
super

Look-alike desk: Sujet vs super

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Sujet is [zyˈʒeː] while super is [ˈzuːpɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sujet is recorded at frequency rank #42,167, classified as anoun, pronounced [zyˈʒeː]. super is at rank #558, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzuːpɐ].

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 42725, this pair ranks #1,440,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Sujet vs super

Shared letters: esu. Private to "Sujet": jt. Private to "super": pr.

"Sujet" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "super" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sujetsjuet · ssujet · suejt · sujett · sujjet · sujte · usjet
  • superspuer · ssuper · suepr · superr · supper · supre · usper

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Sujet" and "super" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sujet" is a noun and "super" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Sujet" vs "super" - which ranks higher?
"super" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #558 in our German list, against #42,167 for "Sujet". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sujet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "super" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,440,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sujet" and "super" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sujet 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 #1,440,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list