suevssuraTell them apart

Quick tell: sue is a pronoun, sura is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sue” is a pronoun and “sura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#18,397
“sue” frequency rank
#44,474
“sura” frequency rank
62871
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sue sura
Definition Yo, este servidor, su servidor. Cada uno de los 114 capítulos en que se divide el Corán, a su vez divididos en ayas o versículos.

Where the eye mixes sue and sura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch
sue
4 ch
sura

Why the eye confuses sue with sura

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sue is [ˈswe] while sura is [ˈsuɾa]. 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 (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62871, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sue is recorded at frequency rank #18,397, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈswe]. sura is at rank #44,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsuɾa].

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 62871, this pair ranks #50,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sue vs sura

Shared letters: su. Private to "sue": e. Private to "sura": ar.

"sue" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "sura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • surasrua · ssura · surra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sue" and "sura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sue" is a pronoun and "sura" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sue" or "sura" show up more?
"sue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,397 in our Spanish list, against #44,474 for "sura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #50,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sue" and "sura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sura vs Syria". 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 #50,604 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list