Which to use
“suivait” and “survit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,071
- “suivait” frequency rank
- #16,245
- “survit” frequency rank
- 28316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suivait | survit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait du verbe suivre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de survivre. |
Where the eye mixes suivait and survit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suivait runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against survit's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses suivait with survit
A purely visual mix-up. suivait (\sɥi.vɛ\) and survit (\syʁ.vi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28316, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suivait is recorded at frequency rank #12,071, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥi.vɛ\. survit is at rank #16,245, tagged as averb, pronounced \syʁ.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 28316, this pair ranks #323,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suivait vs survit
Shared letters: istuv. Private to "suivait": a. Private to "survit": r.
"suivait" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "survit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suivait" for "survit" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suivait" or "survit"?
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 "suivait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "survit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,597 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suivait" and "survit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surfait vs survit". 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 #323,597 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.