Which to use
“suivent” and “suivirent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,042
- “suivent” frequency rank
- #21,476
- “suivirent” frequency rank
- 24518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suivent | suivirent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe suivre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du passé simple de suivre. |
Where the eye mixes suivent and suivirent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between suivent and suivirent
A purely visual mix-up. suivent (\sɥiv\) and suivirent (\sɥi.viʁ\) 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 24518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suivent is recorded at frequency rank #3,042, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥiv\. suivirent is at rank #21,476, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥi.viʁ\.
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 24518, this pair ranks #346,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suivent vs suivirent
Shared letters: einstuv. Private to "suivent": -. Private to "suivirent": r.
"suivent" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "suivirent" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suivent" and "suivirent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "suivent" vs "suivirent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suivent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suivirent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #346,161 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suivent" and "suivirent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servirent vs suivirent". 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 #346,161 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.