Which to use
“sup” is a verb and “sura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,818
- “sup” frequency rank
- #49,659
- “sura” frequency rank
- 63477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sup | sura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon. | Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran. |
Where the eye mixes sup and sura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sup vs sura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sup is /sʌp/ while sura is /ˈsʊə.ɹə/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sup is recorded at frequency rank #13,818, classified as averb, pronounced /sʌp/. sura is at rank #49,659, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsʊə.ɹə/.
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 63477, this pair ranks #82,746 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sup vs sura
Shared letters: su. Private to "sup": p. Private to "sura": ar.
"sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sura ← srua · ssura · suar · surra · usra
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sup" and "sura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sup" vs "sura" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sup" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,746 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sup" and "sura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suds 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 #82,746 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.