souplesse

\su.plɛs\

/\su.plɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“souplesse” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,859. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,859
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qualité de ce qui est souple, de ce qui se plie aisément.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

souplesse vs souples
78% similar

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

Key facts for souplesse
PropertyValue
Headwordsouplesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\su.plɛs\
Letters9
Frequency rank#11,859
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “souplesse” 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). souplesse 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 11 spelling variants around souplesse (IPA \su.plɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,859 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for souplesse, with forms such as "osuplesse", "sopulesse", and "soulpesse". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "souples", 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is souplesse, spelled S-O-U-P-L-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualité de ce qui est souple, de ce qui se plie aisément.
  2. 2
    Flexibilité.
  3. 3
    Renversement du corps vers l’avant ou vers l’arrière terminant en position verticale après un passage en pont.
  4. 4
    Qualité d'esprit, de style, de voix, etc., qui est souple
  5. 5
    Docilité, complaisance, soumission aux volontés d’autrui.
  6. 6
    Caractérise un vin bien équilibré dont la teneur en tanin et en acide ne heurte pas le palais. Pour les vins qualifiés de souples, la rondeur l'emporte sur l'astringence.

This word in other languages

manageability(English)flexibilidad(Español)Geschmeidigkeit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osuplesse
  • sopulesse
  • soulpesse
  • soupelsse
  • souplese
  • soupleses
  • soupllesse
  • souplsese
  • soupplesse
  • ssouplesse
  • suoplesse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

osuplesse2sopulesse2soulpesse2soupelsse2souplese1soupleses2soupllesse1souplsese2
Edit distance from "souplesse"

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 "souplesse"?
"souplesse" is spelled S-O-U-P-L-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \su.plɛs\.
What does "souplesse" mean?
As a noun, "souplesse" means: Qualité de ce qui est souple, de ce qui se plie aisément.
What words are commonly confused with "souplesse"?
"souplesse" is commonly confused with "souples". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "souplesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "souplesse" is \su.plɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "souplesse" come from?
"souplesse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “souplesse”

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

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

Same frequency band

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