Which to use
“souffres” and “souffrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,287
- “souffres” frequency rank
- #24,039
- “souffrez” frequency rank
- 59326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souffres | souffrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe souffrir. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de souffrir. |
Where the eye mixes souffres and souffrez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. souffres and souffrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses souffres with souffrez
A purely visual mix-up. souffres (\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 a single letter - s in “souffres” becomes z in “souffrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souffres is recorded at frequency rank #35,287, 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 59326, this pair ranks #103,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of souffres vs souffrez
Shared letters: eforsu. Private to "souffres": -. Private to "souffrez": z.
"souffres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "souffrez" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "souffres" and "souffrez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "souffres" or "souffrez"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "souffres" 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 #103,768 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souffres" and "souffrez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs souffres". 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 #103,768 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.