Which to use
“sup” and “Sure” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,150
- “sup” frequency rank
- #33,629
- “Sure” frequency rank
- 58779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sup | Sure |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abutre | surata |
Where the eye mixes sup and Sure
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sup with Sure
A purely visual mix-up. sup (/sʊp/) and Sure (/ˈzuːrə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sup is recorded at frequency rank #25,150, classified as anoun, pronounced /sʊp/. Sure is at rank #33,629, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈzuːrə/.
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 58779, this pair ranks #8,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sup vs Sure
Shared letters: su. Private to "sup": p. Private to "Sure": er.
"sup" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Sure" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Sure ← srue · ssure · suer · surre · usre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sup" for "Sure" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sup" vs "Sure" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sup" 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 #8,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sup" and "Sure" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sire vs Sure". 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 #8,544 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.