Which to use
“subie” and “subisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,996
- “subie” frequency rank
- #43,165
- “subisse” frequency rank
- 63161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subie | subisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de subir. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de subir. |
Where the eye mixes subie and subisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. subie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against subisse's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: subie vs subisse
A purely visual mix-up. subie (\sy.bi\) and subisse (\sy.bis\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subie is recorded at frequency rank #19,996, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.bi\. subisse is at rank #43,165, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.bis\.
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 63161, this pair ranks #83,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subie vs subisse
Shared letters: beisu. Private to "subie": -. Private to "subisse": -.
"subie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "subisse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subie" and "subisse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "subie" or "subisse"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "subie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subie" and "subisse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subisse vs sudiste". 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 #83,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.