Which to use
“soutienne” and “soutient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,604
- “soutienne” frequency rank
- #3,171
- “soutient” frequency rank
- 35775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | soutienne | soutient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de soutenir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de soutenir. |
Where the eye mixes soutienne and soutient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. soutienne runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCCV) against soutient's 8 (CVVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: soutienne vs soutient
A purely visual mix-up. soutienne (\su.tjɛn\) and soutient (\su.tjɛ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35775, 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\. soutient is at rank #3,171, tagged as averb, pronounced \su.tjɛ̃\.
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 35775, this pair ranks #274,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of soutienne vs soutient
Shared letters: einostu. Private to "soutienne": -. Private to "soutient": -.
"soutienne" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCV · "soutient" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "soutienne" for "soutient" ever safe?
Frequency check: "soutienne" vs "soutient" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "soutienne" and "soutient" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "soutienne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "soutient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,322 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "soutienne" and "soutient" 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 #274,322 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.