Which to use
“soulignant” and “soulignons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,508
- “soulignant” frequency rank
- #32,198
- “soulignons” frequency rank
- 47706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soulignant | soulignons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de souligner. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe souligner. |
Where the eye mixes soulignant and soulignons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between soulignant and soulignons
A purely visual mix-up. soulignant (\su.li.ɲɑ̃\) and soulignons (\su.li.ɲɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soulignant is recorded at frequency rank #15,508, classified as averb, pronounced \su.li.ɲɑ̃\. soulignons is at rank #32,198, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.li.ɲɔ̃\.
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 47706, this pair ranks #184,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soulignant vs soulignons
Shared letters: gilnosu. Private to "soulignant": at. Private to "soulignons": -.
"soulignant" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC · "soulignons" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- soulignant ← osulignant · soluignant · souilgnant · soulginant · souligannt · souliggnant · soulignannt · soulignantt
- soulignons ← osulignons · soluignons · souilgnons · soulginons · souliggnons · soulignnons · soulignnos · soulignonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soulignant" and "soulignons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soulignant" vs "soulignons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "soulignant" and "soulignons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soulignant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soulignons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,808 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soulignant" and "soulignons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soulignés vs soulignons". 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 #184,808 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.