sucévssungWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sucé is a adjective, sung is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sucé” is an adjective and “sung” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,031
“sucé” frequency rank
#26,197
“sung” frequency rank
59228
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucé sung
Definition Aspiré, léché. Participe passé de sing.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sucé and sung apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
sucé
4 ch
sung

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sucé is \sy.se\ while sung is \ˈsʌŋ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sucé is recorded at frequency rank #33,031, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.se\. 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 59228, this pair ranks #104,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sucé vs sung

Shared letters: su. Private to "sucé": . Private to "sung": gn.

"sucé" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sungsnug · ssung · sugn · sungg · sunng · usng

Frequency comparison

sucé#33,031
sung#26,197

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sucé" and "sung" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sucé" is an adjective and "sung" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sucé" or "sung"?
"sung" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,197 in our French list, against #33,031 for "sucé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sucé vs sung

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “sucé”; for a verb, it's “sung”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sucé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list