Sapling Logo

“Suite” or “Sweet”

Overview

suite / sweet are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

suite: (noun) a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected. (noun) apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel). (noun) a matching set of furniture.

sweet: (noun) English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912). (noun) a food rich in sugar. (noun) the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth. (adjective) having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar. (adjective) pleasing to the senses. (adjective) (used of wines) having a high residual sugar content.

Pronunciation

suite: s·w·IY·t

sweet: s·w·IY·t

Trends

📈 See Trends

Looking for a tool that handles this for you wherever you write?

Get Sapling

Examples in Context

Examples of “suite”

  • …had a ticket office in Suite 115 of the complex.
  • …and Diehl Aerospace, the IMA suite was first used on the
  • …the Monk", is a six-song suite.
  • Severn Country, Suite (1928)
  • Worcestershire Suite (1918); also orchestrated
  • …performance GSM/1800 network with a suite of applications and services.
  • …in the PERC Fault Management Suite offered facilities such as the…
  • …Disney Channel original series The Suite Life on Deck as Maya,…
  • Wayside Fancies, Suite (1948)
  • …lecture theatre and an IT suite, both completed in 2018; and…

Examples of “sweet”

  • …quantifiable taste characteristics (like bitter, sweet, salty or sour) that can…
  • …Side Story and Oscar in Sweet Charity—both productions produced by All…
  • …dry wine with a very sweet food is, according to Oldman,…
  • …should have "a nutty, slightly sweet wine with it," or'' a…
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"
  • …as "Vamos dulce muchacha" (C'mon sweet girl) and "Milonga de pelo…
  • …pavilion is called "Xi chuan sweet rain pavilion", built to commemorate…
  • …the music for teenagers was sweet and soulless, manufactured pop with…
  • Ivatans also plant camote (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber…
  • …known for its cabbage and sweet Vidalia-like onions.


(Examples are Wikipedia snippets under the CC ShareAlike 3.0 license. Definitions drawn from WordNet.)


Too Much to Remember?

Install Sapling