Which to use
“suffi” and “suffise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,260
- “suffi” frequency rank
- #33,032
- “suffise” frequency rank
- 45292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suffi | suffise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de suffire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de suffire. |
Where the eye mixes suffi and suffise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suffi runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against suffise's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: suffi vs suffise
A purely visual mix-up. suffi (\sy.fi\) and suffise (\sy.fiz\) 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) - “suffi” sits inside “suffise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suffi is recorded at frequency rank #12,260, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.fi\. suffise is at rank #33,032, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.fiz\.
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 45292, this pair ranks #203,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suffi vs suffise
Shared letters: fisu. Private to "suffi": -. Private to "suffise": e.
"suffi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "suffise" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suffi" and "suffise" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "suffi" vs "suffise" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suffi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suffise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,880 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suffi" and "suffise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suffise vs sunrise". 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 #203,880 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.