soupesvssupersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“soupes” and “supers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,156
“soupes” frequency rank
#20,287
“supers” frequency rank
49443
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soupes supers
Definition Pluriel de soupe. Pluriel de super.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set soupes and supers apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
soupes
6 ch
supers

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. soupes (\sup\) and supers (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49443, 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\. supers is at rank #20,287, 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 49443, this pair ranks #170,630 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of soupes vs supers

Shared letters: epsu. Private to "soupes": o. Private to "supers": r.

"soupes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "supers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soupesosupes · sopues · soueps · soupess · souppes · soupse · ssoupes · suopes
  • supersspuers · ssupers · sueprs · superrs · superss · supesr · suppers · supres

Frequency comparison

soupes#29,156
supers#20,287

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "soupes" and "supers" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sup\ versus \sy.pɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "soupes" or "supers"?
"supers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,287 in our French list, against #29,156 for "soupes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering soupes vs supers

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “soupes” 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