Which to use
“supposait” and “supposent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,811
- “supposait” frequency rank
- #34,323
- “supposent” frequency rank
- 83134
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposait | supposent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de supposer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Where the eye mixes supposait and supposent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. supposait (CVCCVCVVC) and supposent (CVCCVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: supposait vs supposent
A purely visual mix-up. supposait (\sy.po.zɛ\) and supposent (\sy.poz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposait is recorded at frequency rank #48,811, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.po.zɛ\. supposent is at rank #34,323, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.poz\.
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 83134, this pair ranks #15,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supposait vs supposent
Shared letters: opstu. Private to "supposait": ai. Private to "supposent": en.
"supposait" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "supposent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supposait" and "supposent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "supposait" or "supposent"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,398 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposait" and "supposent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "superposent vs supposent". 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 #15,398 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.