Which to use
“suffisaient” is a verb and “suffisamment” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,756
- “suffisaient” frequency rank
- #2,453
- “suffisamment” frequency rank
- 47209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suffisaient | suffisamment |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de suffire. | Assez ; autant qu’il faut. |
Where the eye mixes suffisaient and suffisamment
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. suffisaient runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVVCC) against suffisamment's 12 (CVCCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suffisaient and suffisamment
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suffisaient is \sy.fi.zɛ\ while suffisamment is \sy.fi.za.mɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suffisaient is recorded at frequency rank #44,756, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.fi.zɛ\. suffisamment is at rank #2,453, tagged as anadv, pronounced \sy.fi.za.mɑ̃\.
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 47209, this pair ranks #188,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suffisaient vs suffisamment
Shared letters: aefinstu. Private to "suffisaient": -. Private to "suffisamment": m.
"suffisaient" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVVCC · "suffisamment" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suffisaient ← sfufisaient · ssuffisaient · suffiasient · suffisaeint · suffisaiennt · suffisaientt · suffisaietn · suffisainet
- suffisamment ← sfufisamment · ssuffisamment · suffiasmment · suffisamemnt · suffisammennt · suffisammentt · suffisammetn · suffisammnet
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suffisaient" and "suffisamment" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suffisaient" vs "suffisamment" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "suffisaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suffisamment" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suffisaient" and "suffisamment" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suffiraient vs suffisaient". 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 #188,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.