sacvssukConfusable pair

Which to use

“sac” and “suk” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,345
“sac” frequency rank
#47,626
“suk” frequency rank
48971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sac suk
Definition Contenant muni d’une ouverture éventuellement refermable et fait d’un matériau souple (plastique, cuir, étoffe…) qui sert à mettre toutes sortes de choses. Nœud dans le bois.

Where the eye mixes sac and suk

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
sac
3 ch
suk

Visual trap between sac and suk

A purely visual mix-up. sac (\sak\) and suk (\sʊk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sac is recorded at frequency rank #1,345, classified as anoun, pronounced \sak\. suk is at rank #47,626, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sʊk\.

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 48971, this pair ranks #174,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sac vs suk

Shared letters: s. Private to "sac": ac. Private to "suk": ku.

"sac" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "suk" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sac" for "suk" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\sak\ versus \sʊk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sac" vs "suk" - which ranks higher?
"sac" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,345 in our French list, against #47,626 for "suk". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "sac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,559 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sac" and "suk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suk vs suu". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #174,559 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list