Which to use
“soucier” and “souriez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,134
- “soucier” frequency rank
- #32,603
- “souriez” frequency rank
- 43737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soucier | souriez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causer de l’inquiétude, du souci à quelqu’un ; chagriner, préoccuper quelqu’un. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de sourire. |
Where the eye mixes soucier and souriez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses soucier with souriez
A purely visual mix-up. soucier (\su.sje\) and souriez (\su.ʁi.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soucier is recorded at frequency rank #11,134, classified as averb, pronounced \su.sje\. souriez is at rank #32,603, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.ʁi.je\.
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 43737, this pair ranks #215,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soucier vs souriez
Shared letters: eiorsu. Private to "soucier": c. Private to "souriez": z.
"soucier" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "souriez" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soucier" for "souriez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soucier" vs "souriez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soucier" and "souriez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soucier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "souriez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,805 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soucier" and "souriez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sourdes vs souriez". 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 #215,805 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.