Which to use
“suffisantes” and “suffisants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,160
- “suffisantes” frequency rank
- #17,012
- “suffisants” frequency rank
- 31172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suffisantes | suffisants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de suffisant. | Masculin pluriel de suffisant. |
Where the eye mixes suffisantes and suffisants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. suffisantes runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCCVC) against suffisants's 10 (CVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suffisantes with suffisants
A purely visual mix-up. suffisantes (\sy.fi.zɑ̃t\) and suffisants (\sy.fi.zɑ̃\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suffisantes is recorded at frequency rank #14,160, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.fi.zɑ̃t\. suffisants is at rank #17,012, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.fi.zɑ̃\.
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 31172, this pair ranks #305,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suffisantes vs suffisants
Shared letters: afinstu. Private to "suffisantes": e. Private to "suffisants": -.
"suffisantes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVC · "suffisants" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suffisantes ← sfufisantes · ssuffisantes · suffiasntes · suffisanets · suffisanntes · suffisantess · suffisantse · suffisanttes
- suffisants ← sfufisants · ssuffisants · suffiasnts · suffisannts · suffisanst · suffisantss · suffisantts · suffisatns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suffisantes" for "suffisants" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suffisantes" vs "suffisants" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suffisantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suffisants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suffisantes" and "suffisants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suffisance vs suffisants". 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 #305,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.