Which to use
“suive” is a verb and “suivies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,330
- “suive” frequency rank
- #11,867
- “suivies” frequency rank
- 30197
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suive | suivies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe suivre. | Féminin pluriel de suivi. |
Where the eye mixes suive and suivies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suive runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against suivies's 7 (CVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suive and suivies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suive is \sɥiv\ while suivies is \sɥi.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30197, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suive is recorded at frequency rank #18,330, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥiv\. suivies is at rank #11,867, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.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 30197, this pair ranks #311,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suive vs suivies
Shared letters: eisuv. Private to "suive": -. Private to "suivies": -.
"suive" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "suivies" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suive" and "suivies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "suive" or "suivies"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "suive" and "suivies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suivies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,898 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suive" and "suivies" 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 #311,898 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.