suffrage

\sy.fʁaʒ\

/\sy.fʁaʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“suffrage” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,080
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Déclaration favorable qu’on donne soit de vive voix, soit par écrit ou autrement, à l’occasion d’une élection, d’une délibération.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

suffrage vs suffrages
89% similar

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

Key facts for suffrage
PropertyValue
Headwordsuffrage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sy.fʁaʒ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,080
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suffrage” 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). suffrage 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 10 spelling variants around suffrage (IPA \sy.fʁaʒ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,080 among 394,209 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for suffrage, with forms such as "sfufrage", "ssuffrage", and "suffarge". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "suffrages", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is suffrage, spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déclaration favorable qu’on donne soit de vive voix, soit par écrit ou autrement, à l’occasion d’une élection, d’une délibération.
  2. 2
    Droit de vote.
  3. 3
    Approbation.
  4. 4
    Prière de l'Église militante ou des saints du Paradis pour les vivants et les âmes du purgatoire.

This word in other languages

suffrage(English)sufragio(Español)Stimme(Deutsch)voto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sfufrage
  • ssuffrage
  • suffarge
  • suffraeg
  • suffragge
  • suffrgae
  • suffrrage
  • sufrage
  • sufrfage
  • usffrage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sfufrage2ssuffrage1suffarge2suffraeg2suffragge1suffrgae2suffrrage1sufrage1
Edit distance from "suffrage"

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 "suffrage"?
"suffrage" is spelled S-U-F-F-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.fʁaʒ\.
What does "suffrage" mean?
As a noun, "suffrage" means: Déclaration favorable qu’on donne soit de vive voix, soit par écrit ou autrement, à l’occasion d’une élection, d’une délibération.
What words are commonly confused with "suffrage"?
"suffrage" is commonly confused with "suffrages". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suffrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suffrage" is \sy.fʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suffrage" come from?
"suffrage" 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 “suffrage”

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

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