Which to use
“souder” and “sucer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,752
- “souder” frequency rank
- #10,589
- “sucer” frequency rank
- 39341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souder | sucer |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Aspirer avec la bouche un liquide, une substance, le suc d’une chose. |
Where the eye mixes souder and sucer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: souder vs sucer
A purely visual mix-up. souder (\su.de\) and sucer (\sy.se\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39341, 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\. sucer is at rank #10,589, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.se\.
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 39341, this pair ranks #248,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souder vs sucer
Shared letters: ersu. Private to "souder": do. Private to "sucer": c.
"souder" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sucer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "souder" and "sucer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "souder" vs "sucer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "souder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sucer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,722 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souder" and "sucer" 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 #248,722 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.