Which to use
“spun” is a verb and “su” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,799
- “spun” frequency rank
- #8,094
- “su” frequency rank
- 19893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spun | su |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of spin | Alternative form of xu (“former Vietnamese currency”). |
Letter map: spun vs su
Shared letters muted; letters that set spun and su apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - spun and su
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: spun is averb and suanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spun is recorded at frequency rank #11,799, classified as averb, pronounced /spʌn/. 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 19893, this pair ranks #434,977 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spun vs su
Shared letters: su. Private to "spun": np. Private to "su": -.
"spun" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "su" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- spun ← psun · spnu · sppun · spunn · sspun · supn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spun" and "su" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "spun" vs "su" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "spun" and "su".
- Full dictionary entry for "spun" 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 #434,977 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spun" and "su" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "su vs sura". 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 #434,977 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.