Which to use
“supportées” and “supportent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,758
- “supportées” frequency rank
- #13,074
- “supportent” frequency rank
- 57832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supportées | supportent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de supporter. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supporter. |
Where the eye mixes supportées and supportent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses supportées with supportent
A purely visual mix-up. supportées (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supportées is recorded at frequency rank #44,758, 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 57832, this pair ranks #112,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supportées vs supportent
Shared letters: eoprstu. Private to "supportées": é. Private to "supportent": n.
"supportées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "supportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supportent ← spuportent · ssupportent · supoprtent · suportent · supporetnt · supporrtent · supportennt · supportentt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supportées" for "supportent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "supportées" 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 "supportées" 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 #112,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supportées" and "supportent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supportées vs supportera". 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 #112,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.