Which to use
“soutenu” and “soutenues” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,644
- “soutenu” frequency rank
- #18,600
- “soutenues” frequency rank
- 22244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soutenu | soutenues |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caractère constamment élevé dans l’expression orale ou écrite, emprunt de noblesse. | Féminin pluriel de soutenu. |
Where the eye mixes soutenu and soutenues
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soutenu runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against soutenues's 9 (CVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses soutenu with soutenues
A purely visual mix-up. soutenu (\sut.ny\) and soutenues (\su.tə.ny\) 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 extra letter(s) - “soutenu” sits inside “soutenues”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soutenu is recorded at frequency rank #3,644, classified as anadj, pronounced \sut.ny\. soutenues is at rank #18,600, tagged as anadj, pronounced \su.tə.ny\.
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 22244, this pair ranks #359,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soutenu vs soutenues
Shared letters: enostu. Private to "soutenu": -. Private to "soutenues": -.
"soutenu" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "soutenues" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soutenu" for "soutenues" ever safe?
Which is more common, "soutenu" or "soutenues"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "soutenu" and "soutenues" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soutenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soutenues" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soutenu" and "soutenues" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "soutane vs soutenu". 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 #359,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.