sudsvssuppTell them apart

Which to use

“suds” and “supp” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,655
“suds” frequency rank
#33,869
“supp” frequency rank
83524
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suds supp
Definition Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water. A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies).

Letter map: suds vs supp

Shared letters muted; letters that set suds and supp apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
suds
4 ch
supp

Corpus notes: suds and supp

suds and supp are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suds is recorded at frequency rank #49,655, classified as anoun, pronounced /sʌdz/. supp is at rank #33,869, 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 83524, this pair ranks #13,658 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suds vs supp

Shared letters: su. Private to "suds": d. Private to "supp": p.

"suds" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sudssdus · ssuds · sudds · sudss · susd · usds
  • suppspup · ssupp · uspp

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suds" and "supp" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "suds" or "supp"?
"supp" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,869 in our English list, against #49,655 for "suds". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "suds" vs "supp" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suds" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,658 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suds" and "supp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suds 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 #13,658 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list