Which to use
“subies” and “suis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,011
- “subies” frequency rank
- #77
- “suis” frequency rank
- 17088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subies | suis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de subir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de être. |
Where the eye mixes subies and suis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: subies vs suis
A purely visual mix-up. subies (\sy.bi\) and suis (\sɥi\) 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 17088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subies is recorded at frequency rank #17,011, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.bi\. suis is at rank #77, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥi\.
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 17088, this pair ranks #384,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of subies vs suis
Shared letters: isu. Private to "subies": be. Private to "suis": -.
"subies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "subies" and "suis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "subies" or "suis"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "subies" and "suis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #384,864 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subies" and "suis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subies vs Suzie". 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 #384,864 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.