suivre

\sɥivʁ\

/\sɥivʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“suivre” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #815 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#815
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aller ou venir après.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

suivre vs sure
67% similar
suivre vs survie
67% similar
suivre vs suture
67% similar

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

Key facts for suivre
PropertyValue
Headwordsuivre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɥivʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#815
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “suivre” 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). suivre 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 suivre is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɥivʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #815 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 18 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 suivre, with forms such as "siuvre", "ssuivre", and "suirve". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sure", "survie", "suture", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is suivre, spelled S-U-I-V-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aller ou venir après.
  2. 2
    S’intéresser ; porter de l'attention.
  3. 3
    En parlant des choses.
  4. 4
    Aller après pour atteindre et pour prendre.
  5. 5
    Accompagner, escorter, aller avec.
  6. 6
    Observer ; surveiller.
  7. 7
    Aller, continuer d’aller dans une même direction.
  8. 8
    Aller, continuer d’aller dans une même direction.
  9. 9
    Comprendre le raisonnement de quelqu’un, son enchaînement, ses implications, ses sous-entendus.
  10. 10
    Assister à.
  11. 11
    Ne pas faire d’alinéa, continuer la ligne commencée.
  12. 12
    S’abonner à un compte ou à son fil d’actualité, sur un réseau social quelconque, pour être informé des derniers statuts, photos, messages, etc. publiés par le compte en question.
  13. 13
    S’abonner à un compte ou à son fil d’actualité, sur un réseau social quelconque, pour être informé des derniers statuts, photos, messages, etc. publiés par le compte en question.
  14. 14
    Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter)
  15. 15
    S’abandonner à, se laisser conduire par.
  16. 16
    Se conformer à.
  17. 17
    Être après, par rapport au temps, au lieu, à la situation, au rang, etc.
  18. 18
    Être la conséquence, résulter d’une chose.

This word in other languages

follow(English)seguir(Español)folgen(Deutsch)seguir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: siuvre,ssuivre,suirve,suiver,suivrre,suivvre,suvire,usivre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

siuvre2ssuivre1suirve2suiver2suivrre1suivvre1suvire2usivre2
Edit distance from "suivre"

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 "suivre"?
"suivre" is spelled S-U-I-V-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɥivʁ\.
What does "suivre" mean?
As a verb, "suivre" means: Aller ou venir après.
What words are commonly confused with "suivre"?
"suivre" is commonly confused with "sure", "survie", "suture". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suivre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suivre" is \sɥivʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "suivre" come from?
"suivre" 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 “suivre”

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

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