soxvssucTell them apart

Which to use

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

#23,694
“sox” frequency rank
#44,755
“suc” frequency rank
68449
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sox suc
Definition Pluriel de sock. Liquide organique animal.

Where the eye mixes sox and suc

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

3 ch
sox
3 ch
suc

Visual trap between sox and suc

A purely visual mix-up. sox (\ˈsɑks\) and suc (\syk\) 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 68449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sox is recorded at frequency rank #23,694, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɑks\. suc is at rank #44,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced \syk\.

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 68449, this pair ranks #59,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sox vs suc

Shared letters: s. Private to "sox": ox. Private to "suc": cu.

"sox" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "suc" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sox" for "suc" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ˈsɑks\ versus \syk\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sox" vs "suc" - which ranks higher?
"sox" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,694 in our French list, against #44,755 for "suc". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "sox" and "suc" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sox" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,148 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sox" and "suc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suc vs suu". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #59,148 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