sucévssursWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sucé” and “surs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,031
“sucé” frequency rank
#45,900
“surs” frequency rank
78931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sucé surs
Definition Aspiré, léché. Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif sur.

Where the spellings diverge

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

4 ch
sucé
4 ch
surs

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. sucé (\sy.se\) and surs (\syʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78931, 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\. surs is at rank #45,900, tagged as anadj, 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 78931, this pair ranks #24,489 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sucé vs surs

Shared letters: su. Private to "sucé": . Private to "surs": r.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • surssrus · ssurs · surrs · surss · susr

Frequency comparison

sucé#33,031
surs#45,900

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sucé" and "surs" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sy.se\ versus \syʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sucé" or "surs"?
"sucé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,031 in our French list, against #45,900 for "surs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering sucé vs surs

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “sucé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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