Which to use
“supportent” and “supportez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,074
- “supportent” frequency rank
- #42,636
- “supportez” frequency rank
- 55710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supportent | supportez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supporter. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supporter. |
Where the eye mixes supportent and supportez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses supportent with supportez
A purely visual mix-up. supportent (\sy.pɔʁt\) and supportez (\sy.pɔʁ.te\) 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 55710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supportent is recorded at frequency rank #13,074, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁt\. supportez is at rank #42,636, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.te\.
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 55710, this pair ranks #125,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supportent vs supportez
Shared letters: eoprstu. Private to "supportent": n. Private to "supportez": z.
"supportent" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "supportez" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supportent ← spuportent · ssupportent · supoprtent · suportent · supporetnt · supporrtent · supportennt · supportentt
- supportez ← spuportez · ssupportez · supoprtez · suportez · supporetz · supporrtez · supportezz · supporttez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supportent" for "supportez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "supportent" vs "supportez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "supportent" and "supportez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "supportent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supportez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supportent" and "supportez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supportez vs supposez". 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 #125,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.