Which to use
“soulignent” and “soulignons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,565
- “soulignent” frequency rank
- #32,198
- “soulignons” frequency rank
- 49763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soulignent | soulignons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de souligner. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe souligner. |
Where the eye mixes soulignent and soulignons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. soulignent and soulignons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between soulignent and soulignons
A purely visual mix-up. soulignent (\su.liɲ\) 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 49763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soulignent is recorded at frequency rank #17,565, classified as averb, pronounced \su.liɲ\. 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 49763, this pair ranks #168,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soulignent vs soulignons
Shared letters: gilnosu. Private to "soulignent": et. Private to "soulignons": -.
"soulignent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC · "soulignons" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- soulignent ← osulignent · soluignent · souilgnent · soulginent · souligennt · souliggnent · soulignennt · soulignentt
- soulignons ← osulignons · soluignons · souilgnons · soulginons · souliggnons · soulignnons · soulignnos · soulignonns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soulignent" for "soulignons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soulignent" vs "soulignons" - which ranks higher?
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 "soulignent" 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 #168,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soulignent" 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 #168,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.