Which to use
“soucier” is a verb and “soutien” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,134
- “soucier” frequency rank
- #1,046
- “soutien” frequency rank
- 12180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soucier | soutien |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causer de l’inquiétude, du souci à quelqu’un ; chagriner, préoccuper quelqu’un. | Ce qui soutient, appui. |
Where the eye mixes soucier and soutien
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. soucier and soutien follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses soucier with soutien
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soucier is \su.sje\ while soutien is \su.tjɛ̃\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12180, 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\. soutien is at rank #1,046, tagged as anoun, pronounced \su.tjɛ̃\.
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 12180, this pair ranks #406,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soucier vs soutien
Shared letters: eiosu. Private to "soucier": cr. Private to "soutien": nt.
"soucier" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "soutien" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soucier" and "soutien" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soucier" vs "soutien" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soucier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soutien" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,278 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soucier" and "soutien" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "scier vs soucier". 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 #406,278 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.