Which to use
“supporters” and “supports” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,966
- “supporters” frequency rank
- #9,243
- “supports” frequency rank
- 13209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supporters | supports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de supporter. | Pluriel de support. |
Where the eye mixes supporters and supports
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between supporters and supports
A purely visual mix-up. supporters (\sy.pɔʁ.te.ɛʁ\) and supports (\sy.pɔʁ\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supporters is recorded at frequency rank #3,966, classified as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.te.ɛʁ\. supports is at rank #9,243, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ\.
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 13209, this pair ranks #401,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supporters vs supports
Shared letters: oprstu. Private to "supporters": e. Private to "supports": -.
"supporters" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "supports" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supporters ← spuporters · ssupporters · supoprters · suporters · supporetrs · supporrters · supporterrs · supporterss
- supports ← spuports · ssupports · supoprts · suports · supporrts · supporst · supportss · supportts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supporters" and "supports" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "supporters" or "supports" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "supporters" and "supports" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "supporters" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,976 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supporters" and "supports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supportées vs supports". 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 #401,976 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.