Which to use
“suive” and “suivra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,330
- “suive” frequency rank
- #12,679
- “suivra” frequency rank
- 31009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suive | suivra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif du verbe suivre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de suivre. |
Where the eye mixes suive and suivra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suive runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against suivra's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suive and suivra
A purely visual mix-up. suive (\sɥiv\) and suivra (\sɥi.vʁa\) 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 31009, 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\. suivra is at rank #12,679, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥi.vʁa\.
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 31009, this pair ranks #306,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suive vs suivra
Shared letters: isuv. Private to "suive": e. Private to "suivra": ar.
"suive" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "suivra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suive" and "suivra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "suive" vs "suivra" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "suive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suivra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,587 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suive" and "suivra" 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 #306,587 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.