Which to use
“suédois” and “suédoises” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,036
- “suédois” frequency rank
- #33,037
- “suédoises” frequency rank
- 39073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suédois | suédoises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En rapport avec la Suède. | Féminin pluriel de suédois. |
Where the eye mixes suédois and suédoises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. suédois runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against suédoises's 9 (CVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suédois and suédoises
A purely visual mix-up. suédois (\sɥe.dwa\) and suédoises (\sɥe.dwaz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “suédois” sits inside “suédoises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39073, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suédois is recorded at frequency rank #6,036, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥe.dwa\. suédoises is at rank #33,037, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɥe.dwaz\.
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 39073, this pair ranks #250,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suédois vs suédoises
Shared letters: diosué. Private to "suédois": -. Private to "suédoises": e.
"suédois" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "suédoises" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suédois" for "suédoises" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suédois" or "suédoises"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "suédois" and "suédoises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suédois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suédoises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suédois" and "suédoises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suédoise vs suédoises". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #250,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.