Which to use
“soupçonnent” and “soupçonnés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,542
- “soupçonnent” frequency rank
- #24,398
- “soupçonnés” frequency rank
- 62940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soupçonnent | soupçonnés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de soupçonner. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de soupçonner. |
Where the eye mixes soupçonnent and soupçonnés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. soupçonnent runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVCC) against soupçonnés's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: soupçonnent vs soupçonnés
A purely visual mix-up. soupçonnent (\sup.sɔn\) and soupçonnés (\sup.sɔ.ne\) 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 62940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soupçonnent is recorded at frequency rank #38,542, classified as averb, pronounced \sup.sɔn\. soupçonnés is at rank #24,398, 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 62940, this pair ranks #84,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soupçonnent vs soupçonnés
Shared letters: nopsuç. Private to "soupçonnent": et. Private to "soupçonnés": é.
"soupçonnent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCC · "soupçonnés" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soupçonnent" and "soupçonnés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "soupçonnent" or "soupçonnés" show up more?
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 "soupçonnent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soupçonnés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soupçonnent" and "soupçonnés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soupçonnées vs soupçonnent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #84,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.