sueursvssupersWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“sueurs” and “supers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,196
“sueurs” frequency rank
#20,287
“supers” frequency rank
46483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sueurs supers
Definition Pluriel de sueur. Pluriel de super.

Where the eye mixes sueurs and supers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sueurs (CVVVCC) and supers (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
sueurs
6 ch
supers

Look-alike desk: sueurs vs supers

A purely visual mix-up. sueurs (\sɥœʁ\) and supers (\sy.pɛʁ\) 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 46483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sueurs is recorded at frequency rank #26,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɥœʁ\. supers is at rank #20,287, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɛʁ\.

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 46483, this pair ranks #194,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sueurs vs supers

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "sueurs": -. Private to "supers": p.

"sueurs" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCC  ·  "supers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sueursseuurs · ssueurs · suerus · sueurrs · sueurss · sueusr · suuers · useurs
  • supersspuers · ssupers · sueprs · superrs · superss · supesr · suppers · supres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sueurs" for "supers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\sɥœʁ\ versus \sy.pɛʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "sueurs" or "supers" show up more?
"supers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,287 in our French list, against #26,196 for "sueurs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sueurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,575 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sueurs" and "supers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sueurs vs surs". 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 #194,575 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list