Which to use
“sofres” and “souffres” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,946
- “sofres” frequency rank
- #35,287
- “souffres” frequency rank
- 85233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sofres | souffres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de sofrer. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe souffrir. |
Where the eye mixes sofres and souffres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sofres vs souffres
A purely visual mix-up. sofres (\ˈso.fɾɨʃ\) and souffres (\sufʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sofres is recorded at frequency rank #49,946, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈso.fɾɨʃ\. souffres is at rank #35,287, tagged as averb, pronounced \sufʁ\.
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 85233, this pair ranks #11,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sofres vs souffres
Shared letters: efors. Private to "sofres": -. Private to "souffres": u.
"sofres" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "souffres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sofres" for "souffres" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sofres" or "souffres"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sofres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "souffres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,676 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sofres" and "souffres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "socles vs sofres". 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 #11,676 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.