# soutenir vs soutenue

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### soutenir
*verb · IPA \sut.niʁ\ · frequency rank #1,936*
Porter ; supporter ; maintenir.

### soutenue
*adjective · IPA \su.tə.ny\ · frequency rank #6,661*
Féminin singulier de soutenu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/soutenir-vs-soutenue