Which to use
“suivants” and “survivants” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,041
- “suivants” frequency rank
- #8,043
- “survivants” frequency rank
- 11084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suivants | survivants |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de suivant. | Masculin pluriel de survivant. |
Where the eye mixes suivants and survivants
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. suivants runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCC) against survivants's 10 (CVCCVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suivants and survivants
A purely visual mix-up. suivants (\sɥi.vɑ̃\) and survivants (\syʁ.vi.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suivants is recorded at frequency rank #3,041, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.vɑ̃\. survivants is at rank #8,043, tagged as anadj, pronounced \syʁ.vi.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 11084, this pair ranks #410,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suivants vs survivants
Shared letters: ainstuv. Private to "suivants": -. Private to "survivants": r.
"suivants" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCC · "survivants" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suivants ← siuvants · ssuivants · suiavnts · suivannts · suivanst · suivantss · suivantts · suivatns
- survivants ← sruvivants · ssurvivants · surivvants · surrvivants · surviavnts · survivannts · survivanst · survivantss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suivants" and "survivants" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "suivants" or "survivants" show up more?
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 "suivants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "survivants" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suivants" and "survivants" 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 #410,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.