Suit-Suite | Commonly Confused Words

Suit

/suːt/

A set of clothes made from the same material, typically consisting of a jacket and trousers or a skirt, worn on formal occasions.

We wore special suits.The whole thing is not very well suited for Naturwissenschaften.He was wearing a dark suit and a hat.

This word has no antonyms

/swiːt/

A set of connected rooms or a series of musical pieces grouped together.

We'll get her a hotel suite.He liked to feel that his suite was entirely private.'The hotel suite seemed so empty.

This word has no antonyms

Suit is shorter than suite and one can think of a suit being simpler than a suite.
A suit often refers to clothing, which can be part of a formal dress code, as opposed to a suite, which refers to a collection of rooms or musical pieces.
A suite has an extra e like in complete, which can help you remember it refers to a complete set or series of rooms, whereas suit is standalone, like a single set of clothing.