Which to use
“skip” is a noun and “suis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,749
- “skip” frequency rank
- #77
- “suis” frequency rank
- 28826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | skip | suis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grande benne glissant sur un châssis pour transporter le minerai dans les puits inclinés ou verticaux | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de être. |
Where the eye mixes skip and suis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: skip vs suis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: skip is \skip\ while suis is \sɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
skip is recorded at frequency rank #28,749, classified as anoun, pronounced \skip\. suis is at rank #77, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 28826, this pair ranks #320,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of skip vs suis
Shared letters: is. Private to "skip": kp. Private to "suis": u.
"skip" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "skip" and "suis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "skip" or "suis" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "skip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "skip" and "suis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sepp vs skip". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #320,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.