Which to use
“sueurs” and “sutures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,196
- “sueurs” frequency rank
- #41,030
- “sutures” frequency rank
- 67226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sueurs | sutures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sueur. | Pluriel de suture. |
Where the eye mixes sueurs and sutures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sueurs runs 6 letters (CVVVCC) against sutures's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sueurs vs sutures
A purely visual mix-up. sueurs (\sɥœʁ\) and sutures (\sy.tyʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67226, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sueurs is recorded at frequency rank #26,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɥœʁ\. sutures is at rank #41,030, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.tyʁ\.
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 67226, this pair ranks #64,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sueurs vs sutures
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "sueurs": -. Private to "sutures": t.
"sueurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC · "sutures" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sueurs" and "sutures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sueurs" or "sutures" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sueurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sutures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,337 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sueurs" and "sutures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soudures vs sutures". 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 #64,337 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.