Which to use
“subs” and “suc” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,055
- “subs” frequency rank
- #44,755
- “suc” frequency rank
- 83810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | subs | suc |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de sub (remplaçant·e). | Liquide organique animal. |
Where the eye mixes subs and suc
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. subs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against suc's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between subs and suc
A purely visual mix-up. subs (\syb\) and suc (\syk\) 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 83810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
subs is recorded at frequency rank #39,055, classified as anoun, pronounced \syb\. suc is at rank #44,755, tagged as anoun, pronounced \syk\.
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 83810, this pair ranks #14,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of subs vs suc
Shared letters: su. Private to "subs": b. Private to "suc": c.
"subs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "suc" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- subs ← sbus · ssubs · subbs · subss · susb · usbs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "subs" for "suc" ever safe?
Which is more common, "subs" or "suc"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "subs" and "suc" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "subs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suc" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "subs" and "suc" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suc vs suu". 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 #14,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.