Which to use
“sura” and “sutura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,474
- “sura” frequency rank
- #32,422
- “sutura” frequency rank
- 76896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sura | sutura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada uno de los 114 capítulos en que se divide el Corán, a su vez divididos en ayas o versículos. | Costura. |
Where the eye mixes sura and sutura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sura runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sutura's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sura vs sutura
A purely visual mix-up. sura ([ˈsuɾa]) and sutura ([suˈt̪uɾa]) 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 76896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sura is recorded at frequency rank #44,474, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsuɾa]. sutura is at rank #32,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced [suˈt̪uɾa].
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 76896, this pair ranks #16,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sura vs sutura
Shared letters: arsu. Private to "sura": -. Private to "sutura": t.
"sura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sutura" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sura" for "sutura" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sura" or "sutura" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sura" and "sutura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sura" and "sutura" 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 #16,927 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.