Which to use
“Suis” is a name and “sura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,650
- “Suis” frequency rank
- #44,474
- “sura” frequency rank
- 86124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Suis | sura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suiza. | Cada uno de los 114 capítulos en que se divide el Corán, a su vez divididos en ayas o versículos. |
Where the eye mixes Suis and sura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Suis (CVVC) and sura (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Suis vs sura
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Suis is /ˈsɥisː/ while sura is [ˈsuɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86124, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Suis is recorded at frequency rank #41,650, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈsɥisː/. 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 86124, this pair ranks #5,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Suis vs sura
Shared letters: su. Private to "Suis": i. Private to "sura": ar.
"Suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Suis" for "sura" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Suis" or "sura"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Suis" and "sura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Suis" 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 #5,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Suis" 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 #5,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.