suite and sweet are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. suite means “a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected”. sweet means “having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar”. sweet is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈswit/
1.n.a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
2.n.apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
3.n.the group following and attending to some important person
/ˈswit/
| suite | sweet | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈswit/ | /ˈswit/ |
| Said | sweet | sweet |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 5 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun | adjective, noun, adverb |
| Senses | 4 | 16 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | none recorded | none recorded |
Full entry for suite · Full entry for sweet · More comparisons
1.adj.having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
2.adj.having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
“an angelic smile”
3.adj.pleasing to the ear
“the dulcet tones of the cello”