sucette

Name: sucette, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\sy.sɛt\

/\sy.sɛt\/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sucette” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #25,826 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#25,826
frequency rank, French: 7
letters: 8
tracked misspellings: 7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bonbon en sucre cuit aromatisé que l’on tient à la main et consomme en le suçant ou en le léchant, accessoirement fixé à l’extrémité d’un bâtonnet.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sucette vs sûreté

43% similar

sucette vs sujette

86% similar

sucette vs suceuse

71% similar

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

Key facts for sucette
Property	Value
Headword	sucette
Language	French
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	\sy.sɛt\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#25,826
Misspellings tracked	8
Confusable pairs	7
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sucette” 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). sucette lands here:

#25,826

#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 sucette is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sy.sɛt\. Corpus data places it at rank #25,826 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 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 sucette, with forms such as "scuette", "ssucette", and "succette". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "sûreté", "sujette", "suceuse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is sucette, spelled S-U-C-E-T-T-E.

Definition

1
Bonbon en sucre cuit aromatisé que l’on tient à la main et consomme en le suçant ou en le léchant, accessoirement fixé à l’extrémité d’un bâtonnet.
2
Petit objet doté d’une pièce en caoutchouc et servant de succédané de biberon afin d’occuper un petit enfant ; tétine.
3
Microphone à main, dont la forme générale et le port près de la bouche peuvent faire penser à une sucette.
4
Récompense dérisoire.
5
Suçon ; marque ou ecchymose faite sur la peau par une succion forte.
6
Appareil destiné à égoutter les pains de sucre par un système d'aspiration.
7
Surnom donné aux panneaux publicitaires posée sur un pied, dont la forme fait penser à une sucette (confiserie).
8
Fellation.

Synonyms

bon point

This word in other languages

lollipop(English)pirulí(Español)Dauerlutscher(Deutsch)pirulito(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: scuette,ssucette,succette,sucete,sucetet,suctete,suectte,uscette

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "sucette"

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 "sucette"?

"sucette" is spelled S-U-C-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.sɛt\.

What does "sucette" mean?

As a noun, "sucette" means: Bonbon en sucre cuit aromatisé que l’on tient à la main et consomme en le suçant ou en le léchant, accessoirement fixé à l’extrémité d’un bâtonnet.

What words are commonly confused with "sucette"?

"sucette" is commonly confused with "sûreté", "sujette", "suceuse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "sucette"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sucette" is \sy.sɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sucette" come from?

"sucette" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Using “sucette”

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

The one correct French spelling is S-U-C-E-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \sy.sɛt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “sûreté” - see the side-by-side comparison. sucette vs sûreté
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.