su
[su]
The verdict
“su” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #20) as an adjective. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #20
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adjetivo posesivo de la tercera persona; de él, de ella, de ellos, de ellas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-su · su · Spanish
su · rank #20 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #20
- LEN-SHORT 2 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 34,953
- PHOTO-FINISH lo
Nearest frequency peer: lo (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “su”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- con
con
99,985 corpus weight
- para
para
99,983 corpus weight
- lo
lo
99,982 corpus weight
- su
su
99,981 corpus weight
- al
al
99,980 corpus weight
- más
más
99,977 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “su” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | su |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [su] |
| Letters | 2 |
| Frequency rank | #20 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “su” sits in Spanish frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for su is neighbouring look-alikes ("sy", "sus", …), not just typos; it is anadjective pronounced [su]. Frequency #20 among 34,953 “S” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.
No generated misspelling entries exist for su in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sy", "sus", "sur", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is su, spelled S-U.
Definition
- 1Adjetivo posesivo de la tercera persona; de él, de ella, de ellos, de ellas.
- 2Adjetivo posesivo formal de usted o ustedes.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do you spell "su"?
What does "su" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "su"?
How do you pronounce "su"?
What language does "su" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.