Which to use
“souligné” is a noun and “soulignés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,905
- “souligné” frequency rank
- #48,802
- “soulignés” frequency rank
- 56707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souligné | soulignés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tiret bas. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de souligner. |
Same sound, different letters: souligné vs soulignés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. souligné runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against soulignés's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - souligné / soulignés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: souligné and soulignés 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 extra letter(s) - “souligné” sits inside “soulignés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56707, 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\. soulignés is at rank #48,802, 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 56707, this pair ranks #119,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souligné vs soulignés
Shared letters: gilnosué. Private to "souligné": -. Private to "soulignés": -.
"souligné" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "soulignés" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souligné" and "soulignés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "souligné" or "soulignés"?
What to do next
"souligné" and "soulignés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "souligné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soulignés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souligné" and "soulignés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soulagés vs soulignés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #119,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.