Which to use
“supportés” is a verb and “supposées” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,322
- “supportés” frequency rank
- #23,040
- “supposées” frequency rank
- 57362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supportés | supposées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de supporter. | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. |
Where the eye mixes supportés and supposées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. supportés (CVCCVCCVC) and supposées (CVCCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between supportés and supposées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supportés is \sy.pɔʁ.te\ while supposées is \sy.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supportés is recorded at frequency rank #34,322, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pɔʁ.te\. supposées is at rank #23,040, 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 57362, this pair ranks #115,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supportés vs supposées
Shared letters: opsué. Private to "supportés": rt. Private to "supposées": e.
"supportés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "supposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supportés" and "supposées" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "supportés" or "supposées"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "supportés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,490 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supportés" and "supposées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supportées vs supportés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #115,490 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.