Which to use
“soupapes” and “soupes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,745
- “soupapes” frequency rank
- #29,156
- “soupes” frequency rank
- 60901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soupapes | soupes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de soupape. | Pluriel de soupe. |
Where the eye mixes soupapes and soupes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. soupapes runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against soupes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses soupapes with soupes
A purely visual mix-up. soupapes (\su.pap\) and soupes (\sup\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soupapes is recorded at frequency rank #31,745, classified as anoun, pronounced \su.pap\. soupes is at rank #29,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sup\.
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 60901, this pair ranks #95,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soupapes vs soupes
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "soupapes": a. Private to "soupes": -.
"soupapes" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "soupes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soupapes" and "soupes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soupapes" or "soupes"?
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 "soupapes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soupes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,197 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soupapes" and "soupes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs soupes". 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 #95,197 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.