Which to use
“sure” is an adjective and “Sus” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #202
- “sure” frequency rank
- #27,667
- “Sus” frequency rank
- 27869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sure | Sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable. | Synonym of Shush (“city in Khuzestan, Iran”). |
Letter map: sure vs Sus
Shared letters muted; letters that set sure and Sus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sure is anadjective and Susaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sure is recorded at frequency rank #202, classified as anadj, pronounced /ʃɔː(ɹ)/. 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 27869, this pair ranks #375,463 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sure vs Sus
Shared letters: su. Private to "sure": er. Private to "Sus": -.
"sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sure ← srue · ssure · suer · surre · usre