Which to use
“soutienne” and “soutiennent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,604
- “soutienne” frequency rank
- #6,346
- “soutiennent” frequency rank
- 38950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soutienne | soutiennent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de soutenir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de soutenir. |
Same sound, different letters: soutienne vs soutiennent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. soutienne runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCCV) against soutiennent's 11 (CVVCVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: soutienne vs soutiennent
This is the hard kind. soutienne and soutiennent are pronounced identically (\su.tjɛn\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “soutienne” sits inside “soutiennent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
soutienne is recorded at frequency rank #32,604, classified as averb, pronounced \su.tjɛn\. soutiennent is at rank #6,346, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.tjɛn\.
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 38950, this pair ranks #251,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soutienne vs soutiennent
Shared letters: einostu. Private to "soutienne": -. Private to "soutiennent": -.
"soutienne" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCV · "soutiennent" · 11 letters · shape CVVCVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- soutienne ← osutienne · sotuienne · souitenne · souteinne · soutiene · soutienen · soutinene · souttienne
- soutiennent ← osutiennent · sotuiennent · souitennent · souteinnent · soutienennt · soutienent · soutiennennt · soutiennentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soutienne" for "soutiennent" ever safe?
Which is more common, "soutienne" or "soutiennent"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "soutienne" / "soutiennent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "soutienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soutiennent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,643 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soutienne" and "soutiennent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saoudienne vs soutienne". 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 #251,643 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.