Which to use
“Star” is a name and “sur” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,640
- “Star” frequency rank
- #26
- “sur” frequency rank
- 1666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Star | sur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Indique une position plus élevée. |
Letter map: Star vs sur
Shared letters muted; letters that set Star and sur apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Star vs sur
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Star is aname and surapreposition. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Star is recorded at frequency rank #1,640, classified as aname. sur is at rank #26, tagged as aprep, pronounced \syʁ\.
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 1666, this pair ranks #437,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Star vs sur
Shared letters: rs. Private to "Star": at. Private to "sur": u.
"Star" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "sur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Star ← satr · sstar · stra · sttar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Star" and "sur" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Star" vs "sur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Star" and "sur".
- Full dictionary entry for "Star" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,610 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Star" and "sur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Star vs stase". 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 #437,610 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.