soumettantvssoumettentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“soumettant” and “soumettent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,758
“soumettant” frequency rank
#33,021
“soumettent” frequency rank
67779
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soumettant soumettent
Definition Participe présent de soumettre. Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de soumettre.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set soumettant and soumettent apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
soumettant
10 ch
soumettent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. soumettant (\su.mɛ.tɑ̃\) and soumettent (\su.mɛt\) 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 a single letter - a in “soumettant” becomes e in “soumettent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

soumettant is recorded at frequency rank #34,758, classified as averb, pronounced \su.mɛ.tɑ̃\. soumettent is at rank #33,021, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.mɛt\.

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 67779, this pair ranks #61,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of soumettant vs soumettent

Shared letters: emnostu. Private to "soumettant": a. Private to "soumettent": -.

"soumettant" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC  ·  "soumettent" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soumettantosumettant · somuettant · souemttant · soumetant · soumetatnt · soumettannt · soumettantt · soumettatn
  • soumettentosumettent · somuettent · souemttent · soumetent · soumetetnt · soumettennt · soumettentt · soumettetn

Frequency comparison

soumettant#34,758
soumettent#33,021

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "soumettant" and "soumettent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\su.mɛ.tɑ̃\ versus \su.mɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "soumettant" or "soumettent"?
"soumettent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,021 in our French list, against #34,758 for "soumettant". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering soumettant vs soumettent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “soumettant” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list