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

#2,856
“suivantes” frequency rank
#3,041
“suivants” frequency rank
5897
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature suivantes suivants
Definition Féminin pluriel de suivant. Masculin pluriel de suivant.

Where the eye mixes suivantes and suivants

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. suivantes runs 9 letters (CVVCVCCVC) against suivants's 8 (CVVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
suivantes
8 ch
suivants

Look-alike desk: suivantes vs suivants

A purely visual mix-up. suivantes (\sɥi.vɑ̃t\) and suivants (\sɥi.vɑ̃\) 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 5897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

suivantes is recorded at frequency rank #2,856, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.vɑ̃t\. suivants is at rank #3,041, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.vɑ̃\.

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 5897, this pair ranks #427,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of suivantes vs suivants

Shared letters: ainstuv. Private to "suivantes": e. Private to "suivants": -.

"suivantes" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC  ·  "suivants" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • suivantes ← siuvantes · ssuivantes · suiavntes · suivanets · suivanntes · suivantess · suivantse · suivanttes
  • suivants ← siuvants · ssuivants · suiavnts · suivannts · suivanst · suivantss · suivantts · suivatns

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "suivantes" and "suivants" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (\sɥi.vɑ̃t\ versus \sɥi.vɑ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "suivantes" or "suivants"?
"suivantes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,856 in our French list, against #3,041 for "suivants". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "suivantes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "suivants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #427,751 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "suivantes" and "suivants" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servants vs suivants". 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 #427,751 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list