Which to use
“suivie” is an adjective and “survit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,190
- “suivie” frequency rank
- #16,245
- “survit” frequency rank
- 20435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suivie | survit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de suivi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de survivre. |
Where the eye mixes suivie and survit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. suivie (CVVCVV) and survit (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses suivie with survit
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suivie is \sɥi.vi\ while survit is \syʁ.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suivie is recorded at frequency rank #4,190, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.vi\. survit is at rank #16,245, tagged as averb, pronounced \syʁ.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 20435, this pair ranks #368,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of suivie vs survit
Shared letters: isuv. Private to "suivie": e. Private to "survit": rt.
"suivie" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "survit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suivie" and "survit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "suivie" or "survit"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suivie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "survit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #368,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suivie" and "survit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surfait vs survit". 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 #368,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.