Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suivantes" and "suivants" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "suivantes" or "suivants"?
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.