Which to use
“sum” and “supp” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,050
- “sum” frequency rank
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- 37919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sum | supp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation. | 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: sum vs supp
Shared letters muted; letters that set sum and supp apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - sum / supp
sum 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sum is recorded at frequency rank #4,050, classified as anoun, pronounced /sʌm/. 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 37919, this pair ranks #290,369 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sum vs supp
Shared letters: su. Private to "sum": m. Private to "supp": p.
"sum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supp ← spup · ssupp · uspp
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sum" and "supp" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sum" or "supp"?
Useful next steps
Pair "sum" vs "supp" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sum" 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 #290,369 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sum" and "supp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supp 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 #290,369 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.