Which to use
“st” is a symbol and “sud” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,190
- “st” frequency rank
- #439
- “sud” frequency rank
- 1629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | st | sud |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbole de la stère. | Point cardinal opposé au nord ; direction du pôle de l’hémisphère austral et correspondant à l’azimut 180°. |
Letter map: st vs sud
Shared letters muted; letters that set st and sud apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for st / sud
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: st is asymbol and sudanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
st is recorded at frequency rank #1,190, classified as asymbol. sud is at rank #439, tagged as anoun, pronounced \syd\.
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 1629, this pair ranks #437,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of st vs sud
Shared letters: s. Private to "st": t. Private to "sud": du.
"st" · 2 letters · shape CC · "sud" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "st" and "sud" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "st" or "sud"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "st" and "sud".
- Full dictionary entry for "st" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sud" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,683 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "st" and "sud" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "st vs suu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #437,683 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.