Which to use
“soumis” and “soumises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,645
- “soumis” frequency rank
- #9,241
- “soumises” frequency rank
- 11886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soumis | soumises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est disposé à l’obéissance ou qui en a pris le parti après avoir résisté. | Féminin pluriel de soumis. |
Where the eye mixes soumis and soumises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soumis runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against soumises's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between soumis and soumises
A purely visual mix-up. soumis (\su.mi\) and soumises (\su.miz\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “soumis” sits inside “soumises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soumis is recorded at frequency rank #2,645, classified as anadj, pronounced \su.mi\. soumises is at rank #9,241, tagged as anadj, pronounced \su.miz\.
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 11886, this pair ranks #407,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soumis vs soumises
Shared letters: imosu. Private to "soumis": -. Private to "soumises": e.
"soumis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "soumises" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soumis" for "soumises" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soumis" vs "soumises" - 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 "soumis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soumises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,443 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soumis" and "soumises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "solis vs soumis". 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 #407,443 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.