Which to use
“sup” is a verb and “Sus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,818
- “sup” frequency rank
- #27,667
- “Sus” frequency rank
- 41485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sup | Sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon. | Synonym of Shush (“city in Khuzestan, Iran”). |
Letter map: sup vs Sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set sup and Sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - sup and Sus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sup is averb and Susaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - p in “sup” becomes s in “Sus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41485, 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/. 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 41485, this pair ranks #257,946 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sup vs Sus
Shared letters: su. Private to "sup": p. Private to "Sus": -.
"sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "sup" vs "Sus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sup" 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 #257,946 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sup" and "Sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sura vs Sus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,946 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.