Which to use
“suivra” and “survivra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,679
- “suivra” frequency rank
- #30,387
- “survivra” frequency rank
- 43066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suivra | survivra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de suivre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de survivre. |
Where the eye mixes suivra and survivra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. suivra runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against survivra's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between suivra and survivra
A purely visual mix-up. suivra (\sɥi.vʁa\) and survivra (\syʁ.vi.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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43066, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suivra is recorded at frequency rank #12,679, classified as averb, pronounced \sɥi.vʁa\. survivra is at rank #30,387, tagged as averb, pronounced \syʁ.vi.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 43066, this pair ranks #220,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suivra vs survivra
Shared letters: airsuv. Private to "suivra": -. Private to "survivra": -.
"suivra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "survivra" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "suivra" for "survivra" ever safe?
Which is more common, "suivra" or "survivra"?
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 "suivra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "survivra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,873 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suivra" and "survivra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "survivor vs survivra". 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 #220,873 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.