Which to use
“suit” is an adjective and “suive” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,722
- “suit” frequency rank
- #18,330
- “suive” frequency rank
- 20052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suit | suive |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Suivi (participe passé). | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe suivre. |
Where the eye mixes suit and suive
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between suit and suive
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suit is \sɥi\ while suive is \sɥiv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suit is recorded at frequency rank #1,722, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥi\. suive is at rank #18,330, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥiv\.
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 20052, this pair ranks #370,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suit vs suive
Shared letters: isu. Private to "suit": t. Private to "suive": ev.
"suit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "suive" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suit" for "suive" ever safe?
Frequency check: "suit" vs "suive" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suive" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #370,167 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suit" and "suive" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suive vs Suze". 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 #370,167 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.