Which to use
“stay” is a noun and “sua” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,786
- “stay” frequency rank
- #44,466
- “sua” frequency rank
- 72252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stay | sua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parada. | Forma del nominativo femenino singular de suus. |
Where the eye mixes stay and sua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. stay runs 4 letters (CCVV) against sua's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between stay and sua
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stay is /steɪ/ while sua is /ˈsʷa/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stay is recorded at frequency rank #27,786, classified as anoun, pronounced /steɪ/. sua is at rank #44,466, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈsʷa/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 72252, this pair ranks #25,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stay vs sua
Shared letters: as. Private to "stay": ty. Private to "sua": u.
"stay" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "sua" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- stay ← saty · sstay · stayy · sttay · stya · tsay
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "stay" for "sua" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "stay" or "sua" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stay" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stay" and "sua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sila vs sua". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #25,773 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.