Which to use
“soupes” and “super” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,156
- “soupes” frequency rank
- #440
- “super” frequency rank
- 29596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soupes | super |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de soupe. | Supercarburant. |
Where the eye mixes soupes and super
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: soupes vs super
A purely visual mix-up. soupes (\sup\) and super (\sy.pɛʁ\) 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 29596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soupes is recorded at frequency rank #29,156, classified as anoun, pronounced \sup\. super is at rank #440, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɛʁ\.
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 29596, this pair ranks #315,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soupes vs super
Shared letters: epsu. Private to "soupes": o. Private to "super": r.
"soupes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "super" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soupes" and "super" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "soupes" vs "super" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "soupes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "super" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soupes" and "super" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sofres vs soupes". 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 #315,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.