Which to use
“souper” and “soupira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,135
- “souper” frequency rank
- #37,563
- “soupira” frequency rank
- 48698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | souper | soupira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | , , , Prendre le repas du soir. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de soupirer. |
Where the eye mixes souper and soupira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. souper runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against soupira's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between souper and soupira
A purely visual mix-up. souper (\su.pe\) and soupira (\su.pi.ʁa\) 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 48698, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
souper is recorded at frequency rank #11,135, classified as averb, pronounced \su.pe\. soupira is at rank #37,563, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.pi.ʁa\.
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 48698, this pair ranks #176,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of souper vs soupira
Shared letters: oprsu. Private to "souper": e. Private to "soupira": ai.
"souper" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "soupira" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "souper" and "soupira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "souper" or "soupira"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "souper" and "soupira" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "souper" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soupira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,737 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "souper" and "soupira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soupira vs soupirant". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #176,737 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.