Which to use
“subira” and “subis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,271
- “subira” frequency rank
- #16,747
- “subis” frequency rank
- 48018
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subira | subis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de subir. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de subir. |
Where the eye mixes subira and subis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. subira runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against subis's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between subira and subis
A purely visual mix-up. subira (\sy.bi.ʁa\) and subis (\sy.bi\) 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 48018, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subira is recorded at frequency rank #31,271, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.bi.ʁa\. subis is at rank #16,747, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.bi\.
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 48018, this pair ranks #182,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subira vs subis
Shared letters: bisu. Private to "subira": ar. Private to "subis": -.
"subira" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "subis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subira" and "subis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "subira" vs "subis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "subira" and "subis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,306 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subira" and "subis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subira vs sutra". 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 #182,306 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.