supposément

\sy.po.ze.mɑ̃\

/\sy.po.ze.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“supposément” has 16 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #37,081. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,081
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - D’une manière supposée, hypothétiquement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-supposement · supposément · French

supposément · rank #37,081 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,081
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH superstitieux

Nearest frequency peer: superstitieux (-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 « supposément »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « supposément » 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).

supposément vs supposent
82% similar

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

Key facts for supposément
PropertyValue
Headwordsupposément
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\sy.po.ze.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#37,081
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « supposément »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).supposémentse 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 « superstitieux » (#37,080), « surconsommation » (#37,082), « submersion » (#37,079). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « supposément » est au #37,081. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around supposément (IPA \sy.po.ze.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #37,081 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "D’une manière supposée, hypothétiquement.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for supposément, with forms such as "spuposément", "ssupposément", and "supopsément". 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, "supposent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is supposément, spelled S-U-P-P-O-S-É-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    D’une manière supposée, hypothétiquement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La population a pris conscience du fait que les activités humaines avaient des répercussions sur la nature, y compris dans les zones les plus reculées et supposément préservées, comme les montagnes.
  2. Paul B. [..] passait quelquefois une heure et demie à interroger les jeunes « dactylos » sur leurs occupations, leurs distractions aussi, et cela, supposément, pour se documenter.

Synonyms

hypothétiquementthéoriquement

This word in other languages

supposedly(English)supuestamente(Español)vermutlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • spuposément
  • ssupposément
  • supopsément
  • suposément
  • supposement
  • supposméent
  • suppossément
  • supposéemnt
  • supposémennt
  • supposémentt
  • supposémetn
  • supposémment
  • supposémnet
  • suppoésment
  • suppsoément
  • uspposément

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of supposément - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

spuposément2ssupposément1supopsément2suposément1supposement1supposméent2suppossément1supposéemnt2
Edit distance from "supposément"

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 "supposément"?
"supposément" is spelled S-U-P-P-O-S-É-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sy.po.ze.mɑ̃\.
What does "supposément" mean?
As an adverb, "supposément" means: D’une manière supposée, hypothétiquement.
What words are commonly confused with "supposément"?
"supposément" is commonly confused with "supposent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "supposément"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "supposément" is \sy.po.ze.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "supposément" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

surveillait#37,083structurant#37,077survêtement#37,085soupçonnait#37,072

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

sécrétions16 variantssilencieuses16 variantsrecommandait16 variantsconsensuelle16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list