suédoisevssuédoisesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: suédoise is a noun, suédoises is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“suédoise” is a noun and “suédoises” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,262
“suédoise” frequency rank
#33,037
“suédoises” frequency rank
45299
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suédoise suédoises
Definition Alliance politique de majorité parlementaire de 2014, de même couleur que le drapeau suédois, réunissant des partis libéraux de droite ou de centre-droit, le Mouvement réformateur (MR) et Open Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten (Open VLD) de couleur bleu, le parti démocrate-chrétien Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams (CD&V) de couleur bleu et jaune, et le parti nationaliste flamand conservateur Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie (N-VA) de couleur jaune. Féminin pluriel de suédois.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suédoise and suédoises apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
suédoise
9 ch
suédoises

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: suédoise and suédoises carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɥe.dwaz\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “suédoise” sits inside “suédoises”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suédoise is recorded at frequency rank #12,262, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɥe.dwaz\. 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 45299, this pair ranks #203,826 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suédoise vs suédoises

Shared letters: deiosué. Private to "suédoise": -. Private to "suédoises": -.

"suédoise" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVVCV  ·  "suédoises" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC

Frequency comparison

suédoise#12,262
suédoises#33,037

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suédoise" and "suédoises" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suédoise" is a noun and "suédoises" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "suédoise" or "suédoises"?
"suédoise" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,262 in our French list, against #33,037 for "suédoises". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering suédoise vs suédoises

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “suédoise”; for an adjective, it's “suédoises”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suédoise” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list