Which to use
“sun” is a verb and “surs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,897
- “sun” frequency rank
- #45,900
- “surs” frequency rank
- 52797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sun | surs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chanter | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif sur. |
Letter map: sun vs surs
Shared letters muted; letters that set sun and surs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: sun vs surs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sun is averb and sursanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52797, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sun is recorded at frequency rank #6,897, classified as averb. 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 52797, this pair ranks #145,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sun vs surs
Shared letters: su. Private to "sun": n. Private to "surs": r.
"sun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "surs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- surs ← srus · ssurs · surrs · surss · susr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sun" for "surs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sun" or "surs"?
Useful next steps
Pair "sun" vs "surs" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,218 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sun" and "surs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surs 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 #145,218 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.