soupçonnent

\sup.sɔn\

/\sup.sɔn\/ verb

The verdict

“soupçonnent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,542. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,542
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soupçonner.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soupconnent · soupçonnent · French

soupçonnent · rank #38,542 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,542
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 394,209
  • PHOTO-FINISH soumets

Nearest frequency peer: soumets (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “soupçonnent”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “soupçonnent” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

soupçonnent vs soupçonnés
73% similar
soupçonnent vs soupçonner
82% similar
soupçonnent vs soupçonné
73% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for soupçonnent
PropertyValue
Headwordsoupçonnent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sup.sɔn\
Letters11
Frequency rank#38,542
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “soupçonnent” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). soupçonnent lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around soupçonnent (IPA \sup.sɔn\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,542 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for soupçonnent, with forms such as "osupçonnent", "sopuçonnent", and "soupconnent". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "soupçonnés", "soupçonner", "soupçonné", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is soupçonnent, spelled S-O-U-P-Ç-O-N-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soupçonner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de soupçonner.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osupçonnent
  • sopuçonnent
  • soupconnent
  • soupoçnnent
  • souppçonnent
  • soupçnonent
  • soupçonennt
  • soupçonent
  • soupçonnennt
  • soupçonnentt
  • soupçonnetn
  • soupçonnnet
  • souçponnent
  • ssoupçonnent
  • suopçonnent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soupçonnent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

osupçonnent2sopuçonnent2soupconnent1soupoçnnent2souppçonnent1soupçnonent2soupçonennt2soupçonent1
Edit distance from "soupçonnent"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soupçonnent"?
"soupçonnent" is spelled S-O-U-P-Ç-O-N-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sup.sɔn\.
What does "soupçonnent" mean?
As a verb, "soupçonnent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soupçonner.
What words are commonly confused with "soupçonnent"?
"soupçonnent" is commonly confused with "soupçonnés", "soupçonner", "soupçonné". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soupçonnent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soupçonnent" is \sup.sɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soupçonnent" come from?
"soupçonnent" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "soupçonnent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list