Which to use
“sufre” and “sur” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,963
- “sufre” frequency rank
- #517
- “sur” frequency rank
- 4480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sufre | sur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Azufre. | Punto cardinal del horizonte, exactamente donde se encuentra el Sol a mediodía (en el hemisferio norte), marcado a 180° con respecto al Norte en una brújula. Convencionalmente se ubica en la parte inferior de los mapas,. |
Where the eye mixes sufre and sur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sufre with sur
A purely visual mix-up. sufre ([ˈsufɾe]) and sur ([ˈsuɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4480, 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]. sur is at rank #517, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsuɾ].
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 4480, this pair ranks #315,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sufre vs sur
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "sufre": ef. Private to "sur": -.
"sufre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sufre ← sfure · ssufre · sufer · suffre · sufrre · surfe · usfre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sufre" and "sur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sufre" or "sur"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sufre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sufre" and "sur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Segur vs sur". 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 #315,993 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.