Which to use
“suing” and “suits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,069
- “suing” frequency rank
- #4,719
- “suits” frequency rank
- 19788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suing | suits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The act of one who sues for something. | plural of suit |
Letter map: suing vs suits
Shared letters muted; letters that set suing and suits apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on suing vs suits
suing and suits 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 19788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suing is recorded at frequency rank #15,069, classified as anoun. suits is at rank #4,719, tagged as anoun, pronounced /s(j)uːts/.
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 19788, this pair ranks #435,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suing vs suits
Shared letters: isu. Private to "suing": gn. Private to "suits": t.
"suing" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "suits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "suing" vs "suits" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "suing" vs "suits" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "suing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,697 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suing" and "suits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suing 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 #435,697 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.