Which to use
“supérieure” is a noun and “supérieurs” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,788
- “supérieure” frequency rank
- #4,995
- “supérieurs” frequency rank
- 6783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supérieure | supérieurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celle qui est située au-dessus. | Masculin pluriel de supérieur. |
Same sound, different letters: supérieure vs supérieurs
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. supérieure (CVCVCVVVCV) and supérieurs (CVCVCVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Ear matches; page differs - supérieure and supérieurs
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supérieure and supérieurs 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 a single letter - e in “supérieure” becomes s in “supérieurs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6783, 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\. supérieurs is at rank #4,995, 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 6783, this pair ranks #425,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supérieure vs supérieurs
Shared letters: eiprsué. Private to "supérieure": -. Private to "supérieurs": -.
"supérieure" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVVCV · "supérieurs" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supérieure" for "supérieurs" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "supérieure" / "supérieurs". 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 "supérieurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #425,243 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supérieure" and "supérieurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supérieurs vs superviseurs". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #425,243 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.