supportéevssupportentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“supportée” and “supportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,170
“supportée” frequency rank
#13,074
“supportent” frequency rank
49244
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supportée supportent
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de supporter. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supportée and supportent apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
supportée
10 ch
supportent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. supportée (\sy.pɔʁ.te\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49244, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supportée is recorded at frequency rank #36,170, classified as averb, 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 49244, this pair ranks #172,217 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supportée vs supportent

Shared letters: eoprstu. Private to "supportée": é. Private to "supportent": n.

"supportée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "supportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supportentspuportent · ssupportent · supoprtent · suportent · supporetnt · supporrtent · supportennt · supportentt

Frequency comparison

supportée#36,170
supportent#13,074

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supportée" and "supportent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sy.pɔʁ.te\ versus \sy.pɔʁt\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "supportée" or "supportent"?
"supportent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,074 in our French list, against #36,170 for "supportée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering supportée vs supportent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list