Which to use
“souligné” is a noun and “souligner” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,905
- “souligné” frequency rank
- #6,138
- “souligner” frequency rank
- 14043
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souligné | souligner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tiret bas. | Tirer une ligne sous un mot, ou sous plusieurs mots. |
Same sound, different letters: souligné vs souligner
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. souligné runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against souligner's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: souligné vs souligner
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: souligné and souligner carry the same recorded pronunciation, \su.li.ɲe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, 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 14043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souligné is recorded at frequency rank #7,905, classified as anoun, pronounced \su.li.ɲe\. souligner is at rank #6,138, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.li.ɲe\.
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 14043, this pair ranks #398,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of souligné vs souligner
Shared letters: gilnosu. Private to "souligné": é. Private to "souligner": er.
"souligné" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "souligner" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- souligner ← osuligner · soluigner · souilgner · soulginer · souligenr · souliggner · soulignerr · soulignner
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souligné" and "souligner" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "souligné" or "souligner"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "souligné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "souligner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souligné" and "souligner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "souligné vs soulignés". 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 #398,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.