Which to use
“subissait” and “subissant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,604
- “subissait” frequency rank
- #28,761
- “subissant” frequency rank
- 65365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subissait | subissant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de subir. | Participe présent de subir. |
Where the eye mixes subissait and subissant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. subissait (CVCVCCVVC) and subissant (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses subissait with subissant
A purely visual mix-up. subissait (\sy.bi.sɛ\) and subissant (\sy.bi.sɑ̃\) 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 a single letter - i in “subissait” becomes n in “subissant”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subissait is recorded at frequency rank #36,604, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.bi.sɛ\. subissant is at rank #28,761, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.bi.sɑ̃\.
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 65365, this pair ranks #72,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subissait vs subissant
Shared letters: abistu. Private to "subissait": -. Private to "subissant": n.
"subissait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "subissant" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subissait" for "subissant" ever safe?
Which is more common, "subissait" or "subissant"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "subissait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "subissant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,721 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subissait" and "subissant" 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 #72,721 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.