Which to use
“supp” is a noun and “sure” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,869
- “supp” frequency rank
- #202
- “sure” frequency rank
- 34071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supp | sure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A support (in a competitive video game, a player or character who supports or heals their team's players rather than directly engaging enemies). | Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. |
Letter map: supp vs sure
Shared letters muted; letters that set supp and sure apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for supp / sure
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: supp is anoun and sureanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supp is recorded at frequency rank #33,869, classified as anoun. sure is at rank #202, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ʃɔː(ɹ)/.
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 34071, this pair ranks #323,904 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supp vs sure
Shared letters: su. Private to "supp": p. Private to "sure": er.
"supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supp" and "sure" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "supp" or "sure" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "supp" vs "sure" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "supp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,904 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supp" and "sure" 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 #323,904 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.