# suede

> English word · Noun · IPA /sweɪd/ · frequency rank #21,085

## Definitions
1. A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves of Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.

## Easily confused with
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-sure)
- **Suez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-suez)
- **suite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-suite)
- **surge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-surge)
- **Susie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-susie)
- **swede** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-swede)
- **Suzie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-suzie)
- **Sweden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-sweden)
- **sundae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-sundae)
- **swayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suede-vs-swayed)
- **see** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/see-vs-suede)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sue-vs-suede)
- **sed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sed-vs-suede)
- **sud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sud-vs-suede)
- **side** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/side-vs-suede)
- **seed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seed-vs-suede)
- **shed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shed-vs-suede)
- **sued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sued-vs-suede)
- **sped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sped-vs-suede)
- **sled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sled-vs-suede)

## Common misspellings (6)
`seude`, `ssuede`, `sudee`, `suedde`, `sueed`, `usede`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/suede