suicidéevssuicidésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#35,296
“suicidée” frequency rank
#43,679
“suicidés” frequency rank
78975
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suicidée suicidés
Definition Femme qui s’est suicidée. Masculin pluriel de suicidé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suicidée and suicidés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
suicidée
8 ch
suicidés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: suicidée and suicidés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɥi.si.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “suicidée” becomes s in “suicidés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suicidée is recorded at frequency rank #35,296, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɥi.si.de\. suicidés is at rank #43,679, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.si.de\.

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 78975, this pair ranks #24,383 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of suicidée vs suicidés

Shared letters: cdisué. Private to "suicidée": e. Private to "suicidés": -.

"suicidée" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV  ·  "suicidés" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

suicidée#35,296
suicidés#43,679

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suicidée" and "suicidés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suicidée" is a noun and "suicidés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "suicidée" or "suicidés"?
"suicidée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,296 in our French list, against #43,679 for "suicidés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering suicidée vs suicidés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “suicidée”; for an adjective, it's “suicidés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suicidée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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