suite

/swiːt/

//swiːt// noun

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"suite" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suite” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,372
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.

Corpus desk

Index EN-suite · suite · English

suite · rank #5,372 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,372
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH structural

Nearest frequency peer: structural (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “suite”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “suite” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suite vs sure
60% similar
suite vs suits
80% similar
suite vs surge
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suite
PropertyValue
Headwordsuite
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/swiːt/
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,372
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suite”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).suitelands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “structural” (#5,371), “TBH” (#5,373), “stressed” (#5,370). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suite” is #5,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around suite (IPA /swiːt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,372 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for suite, with forms such as "siute", "ssuite", and "suiet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sure", "suits", "surge", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit. The correct English form is suite, spelled S-U-I-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
  2. 2
    A connected series or succession of objects; a number of things used or classed together.
  3. 3
    A group of connected rooms, usually separable from other rooms by means of access.
  4. 4
    A musical form, popular before the time of the sonata, consisting of a string or series of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude.
  5. 5
    An excerpt of instrumental music from a larger work that contains other elements besides the music; for example, the Nutcracker Suite is the music (but not the dancing) from the ballet The Nutcracker, and the Carmen Suite is the instrumental music (but not the singing and dancing) from the opera Carmen.
  6. 6
    A group of related computer programs distributed together.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how suite appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [A]s to men, we shall live altogether at the Duc de Romagnecourt's, his suite of servants will be ours.
  2. a suite of rooms

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit.

This word in other languages

suite(Español)suite(Français)Suite(Deutsch)conjunto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • siute
  • ssuite
  • suiet
  • suitte
  • sutie
  • usite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

siute2ssuite1suiet2suitte1sutie2usite2
Edit distance from "suite"

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 "suite"?
"suite" is spelled S-U-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /swiːt/.
What does "suite" mean?
As a noun, "suite" means: A group or train of attendants, servants etc.; a retinue.
What words are commonly confused with "suite"?
"suite" is commonly confused with "sure", "suits", "surge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suite" is /swiːt/. 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 "suite"?
Borrowed from Middle French suite. See also the doublet suit. 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 "suite", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

spray#5,368verse#5,377slept#5,366sizes#5,365

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

sits6 variantsbeds6 variantsbless6 variantsgrid6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list