Which to use
“soude” is a noun and “soudées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,472
- “soude” frequency rank
- #44,197
- “soudées” frequency rank
- 65669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soude | soudées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hydroxyde de sodium, de formule NaOH. C'est un produit extrêmement dangereux car caustique pour les tissus vivants (→ voir soude caustique). | Féminin pluriel de soudé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set soude and soudées apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soude is \sud\ while soudées is \su.de\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soude is recorded at frequency rank #21,472, classified as anoun, pronounced \sud\. soudées is at rank #44,197, tagged as anadj, pronounced \su.de\.
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 65669, this pair ranks #71,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soude vs soudées
Shared letters: deosu. Private to "soude": -. Private to "soudées": é.
"soude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "soudées" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- soude ← osude · sodue · soudde · soued · ssoude · suode
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "soude" and "soudées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "soude" or "soudées"?
Remembering soude vs soudées
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “soude”; for an adjective, it's “soudées”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “soude” entry
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