Which to use
“she” is a pronoun and “sur” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,015
- “she” frequency rank
- #26
- “sur” frequency rank
- 16041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | she | sur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elle. Se réfère à une femme de la troisième personne du sujet. | Indique une position plus élevée. |
Where the eye mixes she and sur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between she and sur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: she is \ʃi\ while sur is \syʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
she is recorded at frequency rank #16,015, classified as apron, pronounced \ʃi\. sur is at rank #26, tagged as aprep, pronounced \syʁ\.
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 16041, this pair ranks #389,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of she vs sur
Shared letters: s. Private to "she": eh. Private to "sur": ru.
"she" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "sur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "she" and "sur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "she" or "sur" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "she" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,668 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "she" and "sur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "she vs suu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #389,668 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.