Which to use
“store” and “sufre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,680
- “store” frequency rank
- #3,963
- “sufre” frequency rank
- 15643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | store | sufre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tienda, establecimiento comercial. | Azufre. |
Where the eye mixes store and sufre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: store vs sufre
A purely visual mix-up. store (/stɔː/) and sufre ([ˈsufɾe]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
store is recorded at frequency rank #11,680, classified as anoun, pronounced /stɔː/. sufre is at rank #3,963, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsufɾe].
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 15643, this pair ranks #279,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of store vs sufre
Shared letters: ers. Private to "store": ot. Private to "sufre": fu.
"store" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "sufre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "store" for "sufre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "store" vs "sufre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "store" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sufre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "store" and "sufre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "store vs sure". 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 #279,330 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.