Which to use
“shut” is a verb and “suk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,005
- “shut” frequency rank
- #47,626
- “suk” frequency rank
- 88631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shut | suk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Refermer, fermer ce qui était ouvert, fermer. | Nœud dans le bois. |
Letter map: shut vs suk
Shared letters muted; letters that set shut and suk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. shut runs 4 letters (CCVC) against suk's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: shut vs suk
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shut is averb and sukanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shut is recorded at frequency rank #41,005, classified as averb. 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 88631, this pair ranks #6,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of shut vs suk
Shared letters: su. Private to "shut": ht. Private to "suk": k.
"shut" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "suk" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- shut ← hsut · shhut · shtu · shutt · sshut · suht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "shut" for "suk" ever safe?
Frequency check: "shut" vs "suk" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "shut" and "suk".
- Full dictionary entry for "shut" 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 #6,748 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shut" and "suk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suk 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 #6,748 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.