Which to use
“soutane” and “soute” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,880
- “soutane” frequency rank
- #25,813
- “soute” frequency rank
- 71693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soutane | soute |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vêtement boutonné du haut en bas et tombant jusqu’aux pieds, que portent notamment les ecclésiastiques. | Réduit ménagé dans les étages inférieurs d’un navire et qui sert de magasin pour les munitions de guerre, pour les provisions, etc. |
Where the eye mixes soutane and soute
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. soutane runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against soute's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: soutane vs soute
A purely visual mix-up. soutane (\su.tan\) and soute (\sut\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soutane is recorded at frequency rank #45,880, classified as anoun, pronounced \su.tan\. soute is at rank #25,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sut\.
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 71693, this pair ranks #46,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of soutane vs soute
Shared letters: eostu. Private to "soutane": an. Private to "soute": -.
"soutane" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "soute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "soutane" and "soute" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "soutane" vs "soute" - 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 "soutane" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soute" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,661 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soutane" and "soute" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "souabe vs soutane". 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 #46,661 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.