Which to use
“st” is a symbol and “sul” is an article - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,190
- “st” frequency rank
- #33,033
- “sul” frequency rank
- 34223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | st | sul |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbole de la stère. | Sur le. |
Letter map: st vs sul
Shared letters muted; letters that set st and sul apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for st / sul
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: st is asymbol and sulanarticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
st is recorded at frequency rank #1,190, classified as asymbol. sul is at rank #33,033, tagged as anarticle, pronounced \ˈsul\.
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 34223, this pair ranks #285,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of st vs sul
Shared letters: s. Private to "st": t. Private to "sul": lu.
"st" · 2 letters · shape CC · "sul" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "st" for "sul" ever safe?
Which is more common, "st" or "sul"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "st" and "sul".
- Full dictionary entry for "st" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sul" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #285,318 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "st" and "sul" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sul vs suu". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #285,318 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.