Which to use
“souffre” and “souffrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,804
- “souffre” frequency rank
- #24,039
- “souffrez” frequency rank
- 27843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souffre | souffrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif du verbe souffrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de souffrir. |
Where the eye mixes souffre and souffrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. souffre runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against souffrez's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between souffre and souffrez
A purely visual mix-up. souffre (\sufʁ\) and souffrez (\su.fʁe\) 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 extra letter(s) - “souffre” sits inside “souffrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souffre is recorded at frequency rank #3,804, classified as averb, pronounced \sufʁ\. souffrez is at rank #24,039, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.fʁe\.
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 27843, this pair ranks #326,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souffre vs souffrez
Shared letters: eforsu. Private to "souffre": -. Private to "souffrez": z.
"souffre" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "souffrez" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souffre" and "souffrez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "souffre" or "souffrez"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "souffre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "souffrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,446 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souffre" and "souffrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "souffres vs souffrez". 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 #326,446 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.