Which to use
“subisse” and “subissent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,165
- “subisse” frequency rank
- #8,622
- “subissent” frequency rank
- 51787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subisse | subissent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de subir. | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de subir. |
Same sound, different letters: subisse vs subissent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - subisse and subissent
This is the hard kind. subisse and subissent are pronounced identically (\sy.bis\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “subisse” sits inside “subissent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subisse is recorded at frequency rank #43,165, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.bis\. 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 51787, this pair ranks #152,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of subisse vs subissent
Shared letters: beisu. Private to "subisse": -. Private to "subissent": nt.
"subisse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "subissent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "subisse" and "subissent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "subisse" or "subissent"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "subisse" / "subissent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "subisse" 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 #152,484 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subisse" and "subissent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "subisse vs sudiste". 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 #152,484 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.