Which to use
“soufflait” is a verb and “soufflet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,544
- “soufflait” frequency rank
- #34,757
- “soufflet” frequency rank
- 74301
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soufflait | soufflet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de souffler. | Instrument servant à souffler, à faire du vent. |
Same sound, different letters: soufflait vs soufflet
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. soufflait runs 9 letters (CVVCCCVVC) against soufflet's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - soufflait / soufflet
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: soufflait and soufflet carry the same recorded pronunciation, \su.flɛ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soufflait is recorded at frequency rank #39,544, classified as averb, pronounced \su.flɛ\. soufflet is at rank #34,757, tagged as anoun, pronounced \su.flɛ\.
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 74301, this pair ranks #37,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soufflait vs soufflet
Shared letters: flostu. Private to "soufflait": ai. Private to "soufflet": e.
"soufflait" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVVC · "soufflet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "soufflait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soufflet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,581 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soufflait" and "soufflet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soufflait vs soufflent". 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 #37,581 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.