suppliévssupposéWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: supplié is a verb, supposé is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“supplié” is a verb and “supposé” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,555
“supplié” frequency rank
#6,898
“supposé” frequency rank
48453
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supplié supposé
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de supplier. Qui est faux, controuvé, fabriqué frauduleusement.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supplié and supposé apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
supplié
7 ch
supposé

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supplié is \sy.pli.je\ while supposé is \sy.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supplié is recorded at frequency rank #41,555, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pli.je\. supposé is at rank #6,898, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sy.po.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 48453, this pair ranks #178,812 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supplié vs supposé

Shared letters: psué. Private to "supplié": il. Private to "supposé": o.

"supplié" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV  ·  "supposé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Frequency comparison

supplié#41,555
supposé#6,898

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supplié" and "supposé" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "supplié" is a verb and "supposé" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "supplié" or "supposé"?
"supposé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,898 in our French list, against #41,555 for "supplié". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering supplié vs supposé

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “supplié”; for an adjective, it's “supposé”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “supplié” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list