Which to use
“soupçonnée” and “soupçonnent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,746
- “soupçonnée” frequency rank
- #38,542
- “soupçonnent” frequency rank
- 70288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soupçonnée | soupçonnent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de soupçonner. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soupçonner. |
Where the eye mixes soupçonnée and soupçonnent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. soupçonnée runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCCVV) against soupçonnent's 11 (CVVCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between soupçonnée and soupçonnent
A purely visual mix-up. soupçonnée (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soupçonnée is recorded at frequency rank #31,746, 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 70288, this pair ranks #51,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soupçonnée vs soupçonnent
Shared letters: enopsuç. Private to "soupçonnée": é. Private to "soupçonnent": t.
"soupçonnée" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVV · "soupçonnent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soupçonnée" and "soupçonnent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soupçonnée" or "soupçonnent"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soupçonnée" 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 #51,916 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soupçonnée" and "soupçonnent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soupçonnées vs soupçonnent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,916 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.