Which to use
“segue” is a verb and “sue” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,178
- “segue” frequency rank
- #16,624
- “sue” frequency rank
- 17802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | segue | sue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sair, mudar discretamente de um estado ou assunto para outro; desviar | forma sem gênero de seu ou sua |
Letter map: segue vs sue
Shared letters muted; letters that set segue and sue apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. segue runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against sue's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for segue / sue
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: segue is averb and sueapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17802, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
segue is recorded at frequency rank #1,178, classified as averb. sue is at rank #16,624, tagged as apron.
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 17802, this pair ranks #53,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of segue vs sue
Shared letters: esu. Private to "segue": g. Private to "sue": -.
"segue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "sue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- segue ← esgue · segeu · seggue · seuge · sgeue · ssegue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "segue" and "sue" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "segue" or "sue" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "segue" and "sue". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "segue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "segue" and "sue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sue vs sueño". 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 #53,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.