# suffer vs Sumner

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### suffer
*verb · IPA /ˈsʌfə/ · frequency rank #3,338*
To undergo hardship.

### Sumner
*name · IPA /ˈsʌmnɚ/ · frequency rank #22,831*
A surname originating as an occupation for a summoner in court.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suffer-vs-sumner