Which to use
“snug” is an adjective and “su” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,585
- “snug” frequency rank
- #8,094
- “su” frequency rank
- 33679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | snug | su |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Warm and comfortable; cosy. | Alternative form of xu (“former Vietnamese currency”). |
Letter map: snug vs su
Shared letters muted; letters that set snug and su apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - snug and su
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: snug is anadjective and suanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
snug is recorded at frequency rank #25,585, classified as anadj, pronounced /snʌɡ/. su is at rank #8,094, tagged as anoun.
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 33679, this pair ranks #327,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of snug vs su
Shared letters: su. Private to "snug": gn. Private to "su": -.
"snug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "su" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- snug ← nsug · sngu · snnug · snugg · ssnug
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "snug" for "su" ever safe?
Frequency check: "snug" vs "su" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "snug" and "su". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "snug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "su" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "snug" and "su" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "SNA vs snug". 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 #327,320 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.