suey

/ˈsuːi/

//ˈsuːi// noun

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"suey" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suey” is uncommon English (frequency #67,866 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,866
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Suicide (act of self-killing).

Corpus desk

Index EN-suey · suey · English

suey · rank #67,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,866
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH stylishly

Nearest frequency peer: stylishly (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “suey”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “suey” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for suey
PropertyValue
Headwordsuey
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsuːi/
Letters4
Frequency rank#67,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “suey” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sueyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “stylishly” (#67,865), “structuralism” (#67,864), “Stillwell” (#67,863). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suey” is #67,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

suey is uncommon English at frequency #67,866 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsuːi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for suey, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of suicide + -ey. The correct English form is suey, spelled S-U-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Suicide (act of self-killing).
  2. 2
    Suicide (children's ball-throwing game).

Etymology

Clipping of suicide + -ey.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suey"?
"suey" is spelled S-U-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsuːi/.
What does "suey" mean?
As a noun, "suey" means: Suicide (act of self-killing).
How do you pronounce "suey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suey" is /ˈsuːi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "suey"?
Clipping of suicide + -ey. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "suey", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Susa#67,871taff#67,879Tapp#67,883Teck#67,885

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list