soupçonnévssoupçonsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: soupçonné is a verb, soupçons is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“soupçonné” is a verb and “soupçons” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,258
“soupçonné” frequency rank
#9,916
“soupçons” frequency rank
22174
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soupçonné soupçons
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de soupçonner. Pluriel de soupçon.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set soupçonné and soupçons apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
soupçonné
8 ch
soupçons

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: soupçonné is \sup.sɔ.ne\ while soupçons is \sup.sɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22174, 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\. soupçons is at rank #9,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sup.sɔ̃\.

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 22174, this pair ranks #359,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of soupçonné vs soupçons

Shared letters: nopsuç. Private to "soupçonné": é. Private to "soupçons": -.

"soupçonné" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV  ·  "soupçons" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

soupçonné#12,258
soupçons#9,916

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "soupçonné" and "soupçons" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "soupçonné" is a verb and "soupçons" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "soupçonné" or "soupçons"?
"soupçons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,916 in our French list, against #12,258 for "soupçonné". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering soupçonné vs soupçons

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “soupçonné”; for a noun, it's “soupçons”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “soupçonné” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list