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“sufre” and “suite” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,963
“sufre” frequency rank
#10,767
“suite” frequency rank
14730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sufre suite
Definition Azufre. Departamento compuesto de cuartos conectados y diseñados para emplearse como una vivienda.

Where the eye mixes sufre and suite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
sufre
5 ch
suite

Visual trap between sufre and suite

A purely visual mix-up. sufre ([ˈsufɾe]) and suite ([ˈswit̪e]) 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 14730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sufre is recorded at frequency rank #3,963, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsufɾe]. suite is at rank #10,767, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈswit̪e].

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 14730, this pair ranks #282,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of sufre vs suite

Shared letters: esu. Private to "sufre": fr. Private to "suite": it.

"sufre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "suite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sufresfure · ssufre · sufer · suffre · sufrre · surfe · usfre
  • suitesiute · ssuite · suiet · suitte · sutie · usite

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sufre" for "suite" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈsufɾe] versus [ˈswit̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sufre" or "suite"?
"sufre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,963 in our Spanish list, against #10,767 for "suite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sufre" and "suite" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sufre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #282,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sufre" and "suite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "salté vs suite". 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 #282,990 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