Which to use
“suie” is a noun and “suivie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,549
- “suie” frequency rank
- #4,190
- “suivie” frequency rank
- 42739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suie | suivie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Matière noire et épaisse que la fumée dépose sur la surface des corps avec lesquels elle entre en contact. | Féminin singulier de suivi. |
Where the eye mixes suie and suivie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suie runs 4 letters (CVVV) against suivie's 6 (CVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: suie vs suivie
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suie is \sɥi\ while suivie is \sɥi.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suie is recorded at frequency rank #38,549, classified as anoun, pronounced \sɥi\. suivie is at rank #4,190, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.vi\.
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 42739, this pair ranks #223,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suie vs suivie
Shared letters: eisu. Private to "suie": -. Private to "suivie": v.
"suie" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "suivie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suie" for "suivie" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suie" vs "suivie" - 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 "suie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suivie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,292 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suie" and "suivie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suie vs suu". 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 #223,292 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.