Which to use
“supérieure” is a noun and “supérieures” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,788
- “supérieure” frequency rank
- #5,404
- “supérieures” frequency rank
- 7192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supérieure | supérieures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est située au-dessus. | Féminin pluriel de supérieur. |
Same sound, different letters: supérieure vs supérieures
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. supérieure runs 10 letters (CVCVCVVVCV) against supérieures's 11 (CVCVCVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - supérieure and supérieures
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supérieure and supérieures carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “supérieure” sits inside “supérieures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7192, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supérieure is recorded at frequency rank #1,788, classified as anoun, pronounced \sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\. supérieures is at rank #5,404, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.pe.ʁjœʁ\.
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 7192, this pair ranks #423,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supérieure vs supérieures
Shared letters: eiprsué. Private to "supérieure": -. Private to "supérieures": -.
"supérieure" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVVCV · "supérieures" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supérieure" for "supérieures" ever safe?
Which is more common, "supérieure" or "supérieures"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "supérieure" / "supérieures". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "supérieure" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supérieures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,907 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supérieure" and "supérieures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supérieures vs supérieurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #423,907 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.