Which to use
“suing” and “suiting” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,069
- “suing” frequency rank
- #46,800
- “suiting” frequency rank
- 61869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suing | suiting |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of one who sues for something. | fabric for making suits |
Letter map: suing vs suiting
Shared letters muted; letters that set suing and suiting apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on suing vs suiting
suing and suiting 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suing is recorded at frequency rank #15,069, classified as anoun. suiting is at rank #46,800, 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 61869, this pair ranks #91,722 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suing vs suiting
Shared letters: ginsu. Private to "suing": -. Private to "suiting": t.
"suing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "suiting" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suing" and "suiting" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "suing" or "suiting"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "suing" and "suiting".
- Full dictionary entry for "suing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suiting" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,722 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suing" and "suiting" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suiting vs sulking". 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 #91,722 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.