Sure

[ˈzuːʁə]

/[ˈzuːʁə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sure” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #18,715) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#18,715
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

Corpus desk

Index DE-sure · Sure · German

Sure · rank #18,715 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,715
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH straight

Nearest frequency peer: straight (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Sure“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Sure“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sure vs SWR
25% similar
Sure vs SUV
25% similar
Sure vs sus
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sure
PropertyValue
HeadwordSure
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzuːʁə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#18,715
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Sure“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sureliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „straight“ (#18,714), „Sympathien“ (#18,716), „Sternchen“ (#18,713). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sure“ bei #18,715. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Sure is neighbouring look-alikes ("SWR", "SUV", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈzuːʁə]. Frequency #18,715 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Gloss: "Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sure, with forms such as "srue", "ssure", and "surre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "SWR", "SUV", "sus", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sure, spelled S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Koran enthält 114 Suren.
  2. Eine Sure wird in Verse (Aya) unterteilt.

This word in other languages

sura(English)sura(Español)sourate(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • srue
  • ssure
  • surre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sure - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

srue2ssure1surre1
Edit distance from "Sure"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sure"?
"Sure" is spelled S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzuːʁə].
What does "Sure" mean?
As a noun, "Sure" means: Kapitel (Buchabschnitt) im Koran
What words are commonly confused with "Sure"?
"Sure" is commonly confused with "SWR", "SUV", "sus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sure" is [ˈzuːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sure" come from?
"Sure" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

step#18,712tram#18,725Uran#18,738Urne#18,739

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list