Which to use
“soumis” and “sourds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,645
- “soumis” frequency rank
- #14,157
- “sourds” frequency rank
- 16802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soumis | sourds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est disposé à l’obéissance ou qui en a pris le parti après avoir résisté. | Masculin pluriel de sourd. |
Where the eye mixes soumis and sourds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. soumis (CVVCVC) and sourds (CVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between soumis and sourds
A purely visual mix-up. soumis (\su.mi\) and sourds (\suʁ\) 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 16802, 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\. sourds is at rank #14,157, tagged as anadj, pronounced \suʁ\.
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 16802, this pair ranks #386,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soumis vs sourds
Shared letters: osu. Private to "soumis": im. Private to "sourds": dr.
"soumis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "sourds" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "soumis" and "sourds" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "soumis" vs "sourds" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "soumis" and "sourds" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soumis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sourds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soumis" and "sourds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs sourds". 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 #386,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.