Which to use
“souder” is a verb and “soupe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,752
- “souder” frequency rank
- #4,893
- “soupe” frequency rank
- 33645
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souder | soupe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unir directement par le martelage ou la fusion autogène des parties en contact, de manière à n’en faire qu’une même pièce, en parlant des pièces de métal. | Pain que l’on trempe dans le potage. |
Where the eye mixes souder and soupe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between souder and soupe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: souder is \su.de\ while soupe is \sup\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souder is recorded at frequency rank #28,752, classified as averb, pronounced \su.de\. soupe is at rank #4,893, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sup\.
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 33645, this pair ranks #289,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souder vs soupe
Shared letters: eosu. Private to "souder": dr. Private to "soupe": p.
"souder" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "soupe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "souder" and "soupe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "souder" or "soupe"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "souder" and "soupe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "souder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soupe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,248 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souder" and "soupe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soler vs souder". 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 #289,248 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.