soutiendravssouviendraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,241
“soutiendra” frequency rank
#19,688
“souviendra” frequency rank
46929
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature soutiendra souviendra
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de soutenir. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de souvenir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set soutiendra and souviendra apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
soutiendra
10 ch
souviendra

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. soutiendra (\su.tjɛ̃.dʁa\) and souviendra (\su.vjɛ̃.dʁa\) 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 a single letter - t in “soutiendra” becomes v in “souviendra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

soutiendra is recorded at frequency rank #27,241, classified as averb, pronounced \su.tjɛ̃.dʁa\. souviendra is at rank #19,688, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.vjɛ̃.dʁa\.

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 46929, this pair ranks #190,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of soutiendra vs souviendra

Shared letters: adeinorsu. Private to "soutiendra": t. Private to "souviendra": v.

"soutiendra" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVVCCCV  ·  "souviendra" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • soutiendraosutiendra · sotuiendra · souitendra · souteindra · soutiednra · soutiendar · soutienddra · soutiendrra
  • souviendraosuviendra · souivendra · souveindra · souviednra · souviendar · souvienddra · souviendrra · souvienndra

Frequency comparison

soutiendra#27,241
souviendra#19,688

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "soutiendra" and "souviendra" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\su.tjɛ̃.dʁa\ versus \su.vjɛ̃.dʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "soutiendra" or "souviendra"?
"souviendra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,688 in our French list, against #27,241 for "soutiendra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering soutiendra vs souviendra

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 “soutiendra” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list