Which to use
“supportant” and “supportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,505
- “supportant” frequency rank
- #13,074
- “supportent” frequency rank
- 38579
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supportant | supportent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe présent de supporter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supporter. |
Where the eye mixes supportant and supportent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: supportant vs supportent
A purely visual mix-up. supportant (\sy.pɔʁ.tɑ̃\) and supportent (\sy.pɔʁt\) 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 a single letter - a in “supportant” becomes e in “supportent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38579, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supportant is recorded at frequency rank #25,505, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.tɑ̃\. supportent is at rank #13,074, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁt\.
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 38579, this pair ranks #254,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supportant vs supportent
Shared letters: noprstu. Private to "supportant": a. Private to "supportent": e.
"supportant" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "supportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supportant ← spuportant · ssupportant · supoprtant · suportant · supporatnt · supporrtant · supportannt · supportantt
- supportent ← spuportent · ssupportent · supoprtent · suportent · supporetnt · supporrtent · supportennt · supportentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supportant" and "supportent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "supportant" vs "supportent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "supportant" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supportent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supportant" and "supportent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supportées vs supportent". 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 #254,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.