Which to use
“suis” is a verb and “Suisse” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #77
- “suis” frequency rank
- #1,098
- “Suisse” frequency rank
- 1175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suis | Suisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de être. | Pays d’Europe bordé par l’Allemagne au nord, par l’Autriche et le Liechtenstein à l’est, par l’Italie au sud et par la France à l’ouest, et dont la capitale est Berne. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suis and Suisse apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
suis and Suisse form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “suis” sits inside “Suisse” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suis is recorded at frequency rank #77, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥi\. Suisse is at rank #1,098, tagged as aname, pronounced \sɥis\.
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 1175, this pair ranks #438,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suis" and "Suisse" be used interchangeably?
Remembering suis vs Suisse
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “suis”; for a name, it's “Suisse”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suis” entry
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