suicidervssuicidésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#10,791
“suicider” frequency rank
#43,679
“suicidés” frequency rank
54470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suicider suicidés
Definition Se tuer volontairement. Masculin pluriel de suicidé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suicider and suicidés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
suicider
8 ch
suicidés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: suicider and suicidés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sɥi.si.de\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suicider is recorded at frequency rank #10,791, classified as averb, 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 54470, this pair ranks #133,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suicider vs suicidés

Shared letters: cdisu. Private to "suicider": er. Private to "suicidés": é.

"suicider" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "suicidés" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suicidersiucider · ssuicider · suciider · suiccider · suicdier · suicidder · suiciderr · suicidre

Frequency comparison

suicider#10,791
suicidés#43,679

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suicider" and "suicidés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "suicider" is a verb and "suicidés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "suicider" or "suicidés"?
"suicider" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,791 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 suicider vs suicidés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “suicider”; for an adjective, it's “suicidés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suicider” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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