Which to use
“suer” is a verb and “sus” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,765
- “suer” frequency rank
- #12,488
- “sus” frequency rank
- 41253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suer | sus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Transpirer, rendre de la sueur par les pores de la peau. | Dessus. |
Where the eye mixes suer and sus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suer vs sus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suer is \sɥe\ while sus is \sys\. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suer is recorded at frequency rank #28,765, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥe\. sus is at rank #12,488, tagged as anadv, pronounced \sys\.
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 41253, this pair ranks #234,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suer vs sus
Shared letters: su. Private to "suer": er. Private to "sus": -.
"suer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suer ← seur · ssuer · suerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suer" for "sus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suer" or "sus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "suer" and "sus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suer" and "sus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suer 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 #234,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.