Which to use
“shut” and “su” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,005
- “shut” frequency rank
- #1,609
- “su” frequency rank
- 42614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shut | su |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Refermer, fermer ce qui était ouvert, fermer. | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe savoir. |
Letter map: shut vs su
Shared letters muted; letters that set shut and su apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - shut / su
shut and su are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shut is recorded at frequency rank #41,005, classified as averb. su is at rank #1,609, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy\.
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 42614, this pair ranks #224,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shut vs su
Shared letters: su. Private to "shut": ht. Private to "su": -.
"shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "su" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shut ← hsut · shhut · shtu · shutt · sshut · suht
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shut" and "su" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "shut" vs "su" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "shut" and "su". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "su" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shut" and "su" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shut vs suu". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #224,273 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.