suite

Name: suite, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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\sɥit\

/\sɥit\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“suite” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #246 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#246
frequency rank, French: 5
letters: 6
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce ou ceux qui suivent, ce ou ceux qui vont après.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

suite vs sure

60% similar

suite vs Suze

40% similar

suite vs suivi

60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for suite
Property	Value
Headword	suite
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\sɥit\
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#246
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suite” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). suite lands here:

#246

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for suite is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɥit\. Corpus data places it at rank #246 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 16 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for suite, with forms such as "siute", "ssuite", and "suiet". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sure", "Suze", "suivi", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is suite, spelled S-U-I-T-E.

Definition

1
Ce ou ceux qui suivent, ce ou ceux qui vont après.
2
Ceux qui accompagnent quelqu’un pour lui faire honneur.
3
Choses qui sont la continuation, le développement de choses du même ordre.
4
Continuation, ce qui est ajouté à un ouvrage pour le continuer.
5
Époque postérieure à celle dont on parle.
6
Série, enchaînement, succession.
7
Série de choses de même espèce, que l’on range selon l’ordre des temps ou des matières.
8
Série de gravures d’un ouvrage tirées à part.
9
Œuvre composée de plusieurs pièces successives.
10
Certain nombre de personnes qui ont succédé les unes aux autres.
11
Succession d’éléments, appelés termes, indexés par des entiers qui se suivent, pouvant être notés uₙ où n est l'entier mis en indice. Formellement, famille indexée par un intervalle d'entiers.
12
Ordre ; liaison.
13
Action de suivre le gibier.
14
Possibilité de poursuite, de saisie.
15
Ensemble de cartes consécutives en valeur.
16
Chambre jumelée avec un salon à usage privé.

This word in other languages

rest(English)continuación(Español)Suite(Deutsch)continuação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: siute,ssuite,suiet,suitte,sutie,usite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suite - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "suite"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "suite"?

"suite" is spelled S-U-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɥit\.

What does "suite" mean?

As a noun, "suite" means: Ce ou ceux qui suivent, ce ou ceux qui vont après.

What words are commonly confused with "suite"?

"suite" is commonly confused with "sure", "Suze", "suivi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "suite"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suite" is \sɥit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "suite" come from?

"suite" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “suite”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is S-U-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \sɥit\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “sure” - see the side-by-side comparison. suite vs sure
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.