Which to use
“supporté” and “supposé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,368
- “supporté” frequency rank
- #6,898
- “supposé” frequency rank
- 21266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supporté | supposé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | supporté par : dont le support est contenu dans. | Qui est faux, controuvé, fabriqué frauduleusement. |
Where the eye mixes supporté and supposé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: supporté vs supposé
A purely visual mix-up. supporté (\sy.pɔʁ.te\) and supposé (\sy.po.ze\) 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 21266, 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\. 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 21266, this pair ranks #364,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supporté vs supposé
Shared letters: opsué. Private to "supporté": rt. Private to "supposé": -.
"supporté" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "supposé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supporté" for "supposé" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "supporté" or "supposé" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "supporté" and "supposé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "supporté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #364,061 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supporté" and "supposé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supporté vs supportées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #364,061 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.