Which to use
“soupçonné” and “soupçonnent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,258
- “soupçonné” frequency rank
- #38,542
- “soupçonnent” frequency rank
- 50800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soupçonné | soupçonnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de soupçonner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soupçonner. |
Where the eye mixes soupçonné and soupçonnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. soupçonné runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against soupçonnent's 11 (CVVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: soupçonné vs soupçonnent
A purely visual mix-up. soupçonné (\sup.sɔ.ne\) and soupçonnent (\sup.sɔn\) 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 50800, 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\. soupçonnent is at rank #38,542, tagged as averb, pronounced \sup.sɔn\.
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 50800, this pair ranks #159,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soupçonné vs soupçonnent
Shared letters: nopsuç. Private to "soupçonné": é. Private to "soupçonnent": et.
"soupçonné" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "soupçonnent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soupçonné" and "soupçonnent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soupçonné" or "soupçonnent"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "soupçonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soupçonnent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soupçonné" and "soupçonnent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soupçonnées vs soupçonnent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #159,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.