suture

\sy.tyʁ\

/\sy.tyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“suture” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #21,179 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#21,179
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jointure de deux parties du crâne qui entrent l’une dans l’autre par des dentelures et qui paraissent comme cousues ensemble.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

suture vs sutures
86% similar
suture vs sure
67% similar
suture vs situé
50% similar

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

Key facts for suture
PropertyValue
Headwordsuture
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.tyʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,179
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suture” 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). suture 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 suture is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sy.tyʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #21,179 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for suture, with forms such as "ssuture", "stuure", and "sutrue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sutures", "sure", "situé", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is suture, spelled S-U-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jointure de deux parties du crâne qui entrent l’une dans l’autre par des dentelures et qui paraissent comme cousues ensemble.
  2. 2
    Endroit où les pièces, les valves qui forment l’enveloppe de certains fruits se joignent et adhèrent entre elles par leurs bords.
  3. 3
    Réunion des lèvres d’une plaie, généralement à l’aide d’aiguilles et de fil.
  4. 4
    En parlant des ouvrages de l’esprit dont on a retranché quelque partie, désigne le travail que l’on fait pour empêcher que la suppression ne paraisse.

This word in other languages

suture(English)sutura(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ssuture,stuure,sutrue,sutture,sutuer,suturre,suutre,usture

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of suture - 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.

ssuture1stuure2sutrue2sutture1sutuer2suturre1suutre2usture2
Edit distance from "suture"

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 "suture"?
"suture" is spelled S-U-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.tyʁ\.
What does "suture" mean?
As a noun, "suture" means: Jointure de deux parties du crâne qui entrent l’une dans l’autre par des dentelures et qui paraissent comme cousues ensemble.
What words are commonly confused with "suture"?
"suture" is commonly confused with "sutures", "sure", "situé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suture" is \sy.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suture" come from?
"suture" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “suture”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-U-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sy.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “sutures” - see the side-by-side comparison. suture vs sutures
  • 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