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“sujets” and “sujettes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,459
“sujets” frequency rank
#29,992
“sujettes” frequency rank
31451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sujets sujettes
Definition Masculin pluriel de sujet. Féminin pluriel de sujet.

Where the eye mixes sujets and sujettes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sujets runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against sujettes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
sujets
8 ch
sujettes

Visual trap between sujets and sujettes

A purely visual mix-up. sujets (\sy.ʒɛ\) and sujettes (\sy.ʒɛt\) 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 31451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sujets is recorded at frequency rank #1,459, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.ʒɛ\. sujettes is at rank #29,992, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.ʒɛt\.

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 31451, this pair ranks #303,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sujets vs sujettes

Shared letters: ejstu. Private to "sujets": -. Private to "sujettes": -.

"sujets" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "sujettes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sujetssjuets · ssujets · suejts · sujest · sujetss · sujetts · sujjets · sujtes
  • sujettessjuettes · ssujettes · suejttes · sujetes · sujetets · sujettess · sujettse · sujjettes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sujets" and "sujettes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sy.ʒɛ\ versus \sy.ʒɛt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sujets" or "sujettes"?
"sujets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,459 in our French list, against #29,992 for "sujettes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sujets" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sujettes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #303,687 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sujets" and "sujettes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sucettes vs sujettes". 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 #303,687 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list