souper

\su.pe\

/\su.pe\/ verb

The verdict

“souper” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #11,135 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#11,135
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - , , , Prendre le repas du soir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

souper vs suer
67% similar
souper vs sour
67% similar
souper vs super
83% similar

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

Key facts for souper
PropertyValue
Headwordsouper
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\su.pe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,135
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “souper” 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). souper lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for souper is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \su.pe\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,135 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for souper, with forms such as "osuper", "sopuer", and "souepr". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "suer", "sour", "super", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is souper, spelled S-O-U-P-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    , , , Prendre le repas du soir.
  2. 2
    Prendre un repas plus tardif que le dîner, notamment après une sortie vespérale (théâtre, cinéma).

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: osuper,sopuer,souepr,souperr,soupper,soupre,ssouper,suoper

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of souper - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osuper2sopuer2souepr2souperr1soupper1soupre2ssouper1suoper2
Edit distance from "souper"

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 "souper"?
"souper" is spelled S-O-U-P-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \su.pe\.
What does "souper" mean?
As a verb, "souper" means: , , , Prendre le repas du soir.
What words are commonly confused with "souper"?
"souper" is commonly confused with "suer", "sour", "super". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "souper"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souper" is \su.pe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souper" come from?
"souper" 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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Using “souper”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-O-U-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \su.pe\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “suer” - see the side-by-side comparison. souper vs suer
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list