Which to use
“sunk” is a verb and “Sus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,617
- “sunk” frequency rank
- #27,667
- “Sus” frequency rank
- 38284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sunk | Sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | past participle of sink | Synonym of Shush (“city in Khuzestan, Iran”). |
Letter map: sunk vs Sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set sunk and Sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sunk and Sus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sunk is averb and Susaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sunk is recorded at frequency rank #10,617, classified as averb, pronounced /sʌŋk/. 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 38284, this pair ranks #287,290 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sunk vs Sus
Shared letters: su. Private to "sunk": kn. Private to "Sus": -.
"sunk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sunk ← snuk · ssunk · sukn · sunkk · sunnk · usnk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sunk" for "Sus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sunk" or "Sus"?
What to do next
Pair "sunk" vs "Sus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sunk" 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 #287,290 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sunk" 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 #287,290 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.