Which to use
“suit” is a noun and “Sus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,055
- “suit” frequency rank
- #27,667
- “Sus” frequency rank
- 29722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suit | Sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers (also business suit or lounge suit), or a similar outfit for a woman. | Synonym of Shush (“city in Khuzestan, Iran”). |
Letter map: suit vs Sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set suit and Sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: suit vs Sus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: suit is anoun and Susaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suit is recorded at frequency rank #2,055, classified as anoun, pronounced /sjuːt/. Sus is at rank #27,667, tagged as aname.
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 29722, this pair ranks #360,606 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suit vs Sus
Shared letters: su. Private to "suit": it. Private to "Sus": -.
"suit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suit ← siut · ssuit · suitt · suti · usit
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suit" for "Sus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suit" vs "Sus" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "suit" vs "Sus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "suit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Sus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #360,606 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suit" and "Sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sura vs Sus". 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 #360,606 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.