Which to use
“suivis” is an adjective and “suivons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,248
- “suivis” frequency rank
- #19,998
- “suivons” frequency rank
- 27246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suivis | suivons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de suivi. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe suivre. |
Where the eye mixes suivis and suivons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. suivis runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against suivons's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suivis and suivons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suivis is \sɥi.vi\ while suivons is \sɥi.vɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suivis is recorded at frequency rank #7,248, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɥi.vi\. suivons is at rank #19,998, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɥi.vɔ̃\.
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 27246, this pair ranks #330,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suivis vs suivons
Shared letters: isuv. Private to "suivis": -. Private to "suivons": no.
"suivis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "suivons" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suivis" and "suivons" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "suivis" vs "suivons" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "suivis" and "suivons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "suivis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suivons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #330,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suivis" and "suivons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suivons vs suivrons". 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 #330,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.