Which to use
“shun” is a verb and “su” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,617
- “shun” frequency rank
- #6,713
- “su” frequency rank
- 40330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | shun | su |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | evitar | dele |
Letter map: shun vs su
Shared letters muted; letters that set shun and su apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - shun and su
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: shun is averb and suanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
shun is recorded at frequency rank #33,617, classified as averb, pronounced /ʃʌn/. su is at rank #6,713, tagged as anadj.
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 40330, this pair ranks #25,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of shun vs su
Shared letters: su. Private to "shun": hn. Private to "su": -.
"shun" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "su" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- shun ← hsun · shhun · shnu · shunn · sshun · suhn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "shun" and "su" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "shun" or "su" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "shun" and "su". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "shun" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "su" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "shun" and "su" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sau vs shun". 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 #25,797 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.