sun

verb

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The verdict

“sun” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #6,897 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#6,897
frequency rank, French
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Chanter

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sun vs sy
33% similar
sun vs SV
0% similar
sun vs sur
67% similar

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

Key facts for sun
PropertyValue
Headwordsun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters3
Frequency rank#6,897
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sun” 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). sun lands here:

#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 sun is 3 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #6,897 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

sun has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sy", "SV", "sur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sun, spelled S-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chanter
  2. 2
    Pleurer

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 "sun"?
"sun" is spelled S-U-N.
What does "sun" mean?
As a verb, "sun" means: Chanter
What words are commonly confused with "sun"?
"sun" is commonly confused with "sy", "SV", "sur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "sun" come from?
"sun" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Using “sun”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “sy” - see the side-by-side comparison. sun vs sy
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list