soupçons

\sup.sɔ̃\

/\sup.sɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“soupçons” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,916
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de soupçon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-soupcons · soupçons · French

soupçons · rank #9,916 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,916
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH souhaitons

Nearest frequency peer: souhaitons (-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 “soupçons”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “soupçons” 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 September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

soupçons vs soupçon
88% similar
soupçons vs soupçonné
78% similar
soupçons vs soupçonnés
80% similar

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

Key facts for soupçons
PropertyValue
Headwordsoupçons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sup.sɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,916
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “soupçons” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).soupçonsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « souhaitons » (#9,915), « speed » (#9,917), « sire » (#9,914). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around soupçons (IPA \sup.sɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,916 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de soupçon.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for soupçons, with forms such as "osupçons", "sopuçons", and "soupcons". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "soupçon", "soupçonné", "soupçonnés", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is soupçons, spelled S-O-U-P-Ç-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de soupçon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how soupçons appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ernest remarqua le tremblement excessif du paroissien dans les mains de la personne voilée à son passage ; et, comme elle était la seule qui cachât sa figure, il eut des soupçons que confirma la mise de Modeste, étudiée avec un soin d’amant curieux.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osupçons
  • sopuçons
  • soupcons
  • soupoçns
  • souppçons
  • soupçnos
  • soupçonns
  • soupçonss
  • soupçosn
  • souçpons
  • ssoupçons
  • suopçons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of soupçons - 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.

osupçons2sopuçons2soupcons1soupoçns2souppçons1soupçnos2soupçonns1soupçonss1
Edit distance from "soupçons"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "soupçons"?
"soupçons" is spelled S-O-U-P-Ç-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sup.sɔ̃\.
What does "soupçons" mean?
As a noun, "soupçons" means: Pluriel de soupçon.
What words are commonly confused with "soupçons"?
"soupçons" is commonly confused with "soupçon", "soupçonné", "soupçonnés". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "soupçons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "soupçons" is \sup.sɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "soupçons" come from?
"soupçons" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "soupçons" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "soupçon". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #9,916 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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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