Which to use
“subissaient” and “subissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,213
- “subissaient” frequency rank
- #8,622
- “subissent” frequency rank
- 56835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subissaient | subissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif imparfait de subir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de subir. |
Where the eye mixes subissaient and subissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. subissaient runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVVCC) against subissent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between subissaient and subissent
A purely visual mix-up. subissaient (\sy.bi.sɛ\) and subissent (\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 56835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subissaient is recorded at frequency rank #48,213, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.bi.sɛ\. subissent is at rank #8,622, 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 56835, this pair ranks #118,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subissaient vs subissent
Shared letters: beinstu. Private to "subissaient": a. Private to "subissent": -.
"subissaient" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVVCC · "subissent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- subissaient ← sbuissaient · ssubissaient · subbissaient · subisaient · subisasient · subissaeint · subissaiennt · subissaientt
- subissent ← sbuissent · ssubissent · subbissent · subisent · subisesnt · subissennt · subissentt · subissetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subissaient" and "subissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "subissaient" vs "subissent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "subissaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subissent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,628 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subissaient" and "subissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subissaient vs subissait". 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 #118,628 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.