Which to use
“subie” and “suive” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,996
- “subie” frequency rank
- #18,330
- “suive” frequency rank
- 38326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subie | suive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de subir. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe suivre. |
Where the eye mixes subie and suive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. subie (CVCVV) and suive (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between subie and suive
A purely visual mix-up. subie (\sy.bi\) and suive (\sɥiv\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38326, 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\. suive is at rank #18,330, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥiv\.
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 38326, this pair ranks #256,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subie vs suive
Shared letters: eisu. Private to "subie": b. Private to "suive": v.
"subie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "suive" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "subie" and "suive" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "subie" or "suive"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "subie" and "suive" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subie" and "suive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Sadie vs subie". 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 #256,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.