Which to use
“superviser” is a verb and “superviseurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,711
- “superviser” frequency rank
- #49,958
- “superviseurs” frequency rank
- 72669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | superviser | superviseurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Effectuer un contrôle sur l’activité d’une ou de plusieurs personnes. | Pluriel de superviseur. |
Where the eye mixes superviser and superviseurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. superviser runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against superviseurs's 12 (CVCVCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between superviser and superviseurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: superviser is \sy.pɛʁ.vi.ze\ while superviseurs is \sy.pɛʁ.vi.zœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
superviser is recorded at frequency rank #22,711, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pɛʁ.vi.ze\. superviseurs is at rank #49,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɛʁ.vi.zœʁ\.
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 72669, this pair ranks #43,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of superviser vs superviseurs
Shared letters: eiprsuv. Private to "superviser": -. Private to "superviseurs": -.
"superviser" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "superviseurs" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- superviser ← spuerviser · ssuperviser · sueprviser · superivser · superrviser · superviesr · superviserr · supervisre
- superviseurs ← spuerviseurs · ssuperviseurs · sueprviseurs · superivseurs · superrviseurs · superviesurs · superviserus · superviseurrs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "superviser" for "superviseurs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "superviser" vs "superviseurs" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "superviser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "superviseurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,201 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "superviser" and "superviseurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "superviseur vs superviseurs". 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 #43,201 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.