supervisévssuperviserWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: supervisé is a noun, superviser is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“supervisé” is a noun and “superviser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,631
“supervisé” frequency rank
#22,711
“superviser” frequency rank
50342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supervisé superviser
Definition Personne qu’on supervise. Effectuer un contrôle sur l’activité d’une ou de plusieurs personnes.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supervisé and superviser apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
supervisé
10 ch
superviser

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supervisé and superviser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.pɛʁ.vi.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supervisé is recorded at frequency rank #27,631, classified as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɛʁ.vi.ze\. superviser is at rank #22,711, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.pɛʁ.vi.ze\.

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 50342, this pair ranks #163,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supervisé vs superviser

Shared letters: eiprsuv. Private to "supervisé": é. Private to "superviser": -.

"supervisé" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "superviser" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • superviserspuerviser · ssuperviser · sueprviser · superivser · superrviser · superviesr · superviserr · supervisre

Frequency comparison

supervisé#27,631
superviser#22,711

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supervisé" and "superviser" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "supervisé" is a noun and "superviser" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "supervisé" or "superviser"?
"superviser" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,711 in our French list, against #27,631 for "supervisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering supervisé vs superviser

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “supervisé”; for a verb, it's “superviser”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “supervisé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list