Which to use
“supportait” and “supposait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,366
- “supportait” frequency rank
- #48,811
- “supposait” frequency rank
- 77177
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supportait | supposait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de supporter. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Where the eye mixes supportait and supposait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. supportait runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against supposait's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: supportait vs supposait
A purely visual mix-up. supportait (\sy.pɔʁ.tɛ\) and supposait (\sy.po.zɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77177, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supportait is recorded at frequency rank #28,366, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.tɛ\. supposait is at rank #48,811, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.po.zɛ\.
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 77177, this pair ranks #29,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supportait vs supposait
Shared letters: aiopstu. Private to "supportait": r. Private to "supposait": -.
"supportait" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "supposait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supportait ← spuportait · ssupportait · supoprtait · suportait · supporatit · supporrtait · supportaitt · supportati
- supposait ← spuposait · ssupposait · supopsait · suposait · suppoasit · supposaitt · supposati · supposiat
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supportait" and "supposait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "supportait" or "supposait"?
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 "supportait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supportait" and "supposait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supposait vs supposent". 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 #29,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.