# Suez

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsuː.ɛz/ · frequency rank #22,829

## Definitions
1. A city in northeastern Egypt.
2. Ellipsis of Suez Canal: the canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
3. A governorate of Egypt around the city and canal.

## Etymology
From Arabic اَلسُّوَيْس (as-suways), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + سويس, of uncertain origin but sometimes connected to South Levantine Arabic forms of سُوس (sūs, “licorice”). A folk etymology sometimes relates it to a supposed Egyptian suan (“beginning”), but this appears to be a ghost word or misinterpretation as no such word exists.

## Easily confused with
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sun)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sum)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sup)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sus)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sui)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-suh)
- **Sul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sul)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sure)
- **suit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-suit)
- **sung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sung)
- **sums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sums)
- **surf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-surf)
- **sunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sunk)
- **suns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-suns)
- **Sven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sven)
- **sumo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sumo)
- **SUVs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-suvs)
- **SUNY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-suny)
- **Sufi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suez-vs-sufi)

## Common misspellings (5)
`seuz`, `ssuez`, `suezz`, `suze`, `usez`

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