Which to use
“suc” is a noun and “sung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,755
- “suc” frequency rank
- #26,197
- “sung” frequency rank
- 70952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suc | sung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Liquide organique animal. | Participe passé de sing. |
Where the eye mixes suc and sung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suc vs sung
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suc is \syk\ while sung is \ˈsʌŋ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suc is recorded at frequency rank #44,755, classified as anoun, pronounced \syk\. sung is at rank #26,197, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈsʌŋ\.
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 70952, this pair ranks #49,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of suc vs sung
Shared letters: su. Private to "suc": c. Private to "sung": gn.
"suc" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sung ← snug · ssung · sugn · sungg · sunng · usng
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suc" for "sung" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "suc" or "sung" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,367 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suc" and "sung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suc 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 #49,367 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.