suisvssuppWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“suis” and “supp” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#77
“suis” frequency rank
#31,754
“supp” frequency rank
31831
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suis supp
Definition Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de être. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de suppen.

Where the eye mixes suis and supp

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
suis
4 ch
supp

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. suis (\sɥi\) and supp (\zʊp\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suis is recorded at frequency rank #77, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥi\. supp is at rank #31,754, tagged as averb, pronounced \zʊp\.

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 31831, this pair ranks #301,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of suis vs supp

Shared letters: su. Private to "suis": i. Private to "supp": p.

"suis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "supp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suissius · ssuis · suiss · susi · usis
  • suppspup · ssupp · uspp

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "suis" and "supp" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sɥi\ versus \zʊp\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suis" or "supp"?
"suis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #77 in our French list, against #31,754 for "supp". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "suis" and "supp". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "supp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #301,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suis" and "supp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supp 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list