Which to use
“sung” is a verb and “sur” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,197
- “sung” frequency rank
- #26
- “sur” frequency rank
- 26223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sung | sur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé de sing. | Indique une position plus élevée. |
Where the eye mixes sung and sur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sung vs sur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sung is \ˈsʌŋ\ while sur is \syʁ\. 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 preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sung is recorded at frequency rank #26,197, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈsʌŋ\. sur is at rank #26, tagged as aprep, 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 26223, this pair ranks #336,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sung vs sur
Shared letters: su. Private to "sung": gn. Private to "sur": r.
"sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sur" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sung ← snug · ssung · sugn · sungg · sunng · usng
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sung" and "sur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "sung" vs "sur" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sung" and "sur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #336,371 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sung" and "sur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sung 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 #336,371 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.