soupçonnévssoupçonnéeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,258
“soupçonné” frequency rank
#31,746
“soupçonnée” frequency rank
44004
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soupçonné soupçonnée
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de soupçonner. Participe passé féminin singulier de soupçonner.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
soupçonné
10 ch
soupçonnée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. soupçonné and soupçonnée are pronounced identically (\sup.sɔ.ne\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “soupçonné” sits inside “soupçonnée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44004, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

soupçonné is recorded at frequency rank #12,258, classified as averb, pronounced \sup.sɔ.ne\. soupçonnée is at rank #31,746, tagged as averb, pronounced \sup.sɔ.ne\.

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 44004, this pair ranks #213,790 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of soupçonné vs soupçonnée

Shared letters: nopsuçé. Private to "soupçonné": -. Private to "soupçonnée": e.

"soupçonné" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV  ·  "soupçonnée" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVV

Frequency comparison

soupçonné#12,258
soupçonnée#31,746

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "soupçonné" and "soupçonnée" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\sup.sɔ.ne\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "soupçonné" or "soupçonnée"?
"soupçonné" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,258 in our French list, against #31,746 for "soupçonnée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering soupçonné vs soupçonnée

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 “soupçonné” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list