Which to use
“subissait” and “subissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,604
- “subissait” frequency rank
- #8,622
- “subissent” frequency rank
- 45226
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subissait | subissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif imparfait de subir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de subir. |
Where the eye mixes subissait and subissent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. subissait (CVCVCCVVC) and subissent (CVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: subissait vs subissent
A purely visual mix-up. subissait (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45226, 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\. 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 45226, this pair ranks #204,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subissait vs subissent
Shared letters: bistu. Private to "subissait": a. Private to "subissent": en.
"subissait" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "subissent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subissait" for "subissent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "subissait" vs "subissent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "subissait" and "subissent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subissait" 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 #204,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subissait" 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 #204,383 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.