an- vs sur-

an-

prefix
  • Without, lacking. 

  • not; used to make words that have a sense opposite to the word (or stem) to which the prefix is attached. Used with stems that begin with vowels and "h". 

sur-

prefix
  • A syncopic variant of super-. 

How often have the words an- and sur- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )