Which to use
“soutenu” and “soutenus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,644
- “soutenu” frequency rank
- #12,481
- “soutenus” frequency rank
- 16125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soutenu | soutenus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caractère constamment élevé dans l’expression orale ou écrite, emprunt de noblesse. | Masculin pluriel de soutenu. |
Where the eye mixes soutenu and soutenus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soutenu runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against soutenus's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses soutenu with soutenus
A purely visual mix-up. soutenu (\sut.ny\) and soutenus (\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 1 extra letter(s) - “soutenu” sits inside “soutenus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16125, 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\. soutenus is at rank #12,481, 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 16125, this pair ranks #389,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of soutenu vs soutenus
Shared letters: enostu. Private to "soutenu": -. Private to "soutenus": -.
"soutenu" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "soutenus" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "soutenu" and "soutenus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "soutenu" or "soutenus"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "soutenu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soutenus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soutenu" and "soutenus" 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 #389,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.