Which to use
“suit” and “sure” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,722
- “suit” frequency rank
- #8,164
- “sure” frequency rank
- 9886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suit | sure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suivi (participe passé). | Féminin singulier de sur : qui a un goût acide et aigrelet. |
Where the eye mixes suit and sure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suit vs sure
A purely visual mix-up. suit (\sɥi\) and sure (\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 9886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suit is recorded at frequency rank #1,722, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥi\. sure is at rank #8,164, 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 9886, this pair ranks #415,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suit vs sure
Shared letters: su. Private to "suit": it. Private to "sure": er.
"suit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suit" and "sure" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "suit" or "sure"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "suit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sure" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,037 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suit" and "sure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sure 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 #415,037 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.