suivons

\sɥi.vɔ̃\

/\sɥi.vɔ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“suivons” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,998. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,998
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe suivre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-suivons · suivons · French

suivons · rank #19,998 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,998
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH subsistance

Nearest frequency peer: subsistance (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « suivons »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « suivons » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

suivons vs suivront
75% similar
suivons vs suivrons
88% similar
suivons vs savons
71% similar

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

Key facts for suivons
PropertyValue
Headwordsuivons
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɥi.vɔ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,998
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « suivons »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).suivonsse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « subsistance » (#19,997), « supprimées » (#19,999), « subie » (#19,996). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « suivons » est au #19,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around suivons (IPA \sɥi.vɔ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,998 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for suivons, with forms such as "siuvons", "ssuivons", and "suiovns". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "suivront", "suivrons", "savons", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is suivons, spelled S-U-I-V-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe suivre.
  2. 2
    Première personne du pluriel de l’impératif du verbe suivre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Suivons son procédé de fabrication : un carton de trente centimètres de haut environ, rempli de journaux que vous collez et contre-collez.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • siuvons
  • ssuivons
  • suiovns
  • suivnos
  • suivonns
  • suivonss
  • suivosn
  • suivvons
  • suvions
  • usivons

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

siuvons2ssuivons1suiovns2suivnos2suivonns1suivonss1suivosn2suivvons1
Edit distance from "suivons"

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 "suivons"?
"suivons" is spelled S-U-I-V-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sɥi.vɔ̃\.
What does "suivons" mean?
As a verb, "suivons" means: Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe suivre.
What words are commonly confused with "suivons"?
"suivons" is commonly confused with "suivront", "suivrons", "savons". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suivons"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suivons" is \sɥi.vɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suivons" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list