Which to use
“souffres” and “souffrons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,287
- “souffres” frequency rank
- #43,672
- “souffrons” frequency rank
- 78959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souffres | souffrons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe souffrir. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de souffrir. |
Where the eye mixes souffres and souffrons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between souffres and souffrons
A purely visual mix-up. souffres (\sufʁ\) and souffrons (\su.fʁɔ̃\) 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 78959, 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\. souffrons is at rank #43,672, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.fʁɔ̃\.
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 78959, this pair ranks #24,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of souffres vs souffrons
Shared letters: forsu. Private to "souffres": e. Private to "souffrons": n.
"souffres" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "souffrons" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "souffres" for "souffrons" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "souffres" or "souffrons" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "souffres" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "souffrons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souffres" and "souffrons" 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 #24,419 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.