supportévssupportentWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: supporté is a adjective, supportent is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#14,368
“supporté” frequency rank
#13,074
“supportent” frequency rank
27442
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supporté supportent
Definition supporté par : dont le support est contenu dans. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supporté and supportent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
supporté
10 ch
supportent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

supporté and supportent form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supporté is recorded at frequency rank #14,368, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.te\. 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 27442, this pair ranks #328,910 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Frequency comparison

supporté#14,368
supportent#13,074

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supporté" and "supportent" be used interchangeably?
No, "supporté" and "supportent" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering supporté vs supportent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “supporté”; for a verb, it's “supportent”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “supporté” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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