Which to use
“supposé” is an adjective and “supposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,898
- “supposé” frequency rank
- #45,334
- “supposez” frequency rank
- 52232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposé | supposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est faux, controuvé, fabriqué frauduleusement. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Same sound, different letters: supposé vs supposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. supposé runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against supposez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - supposé and supposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposé and supposez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposé is recorded at frequency rank #6,898, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.po.ze\. supposez is at rank #45,334, tagged as averb, 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 52232, this pair ranks #149,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supposé vs supposez
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "supposé": é. Private to "supposez": ez.
"supposé" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "supposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposez ← spuposez · ssupposez · supopsez · suposez · suppoesz · supposezz · suppossez · supposze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supposé" for "supposez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "supposé" vs "supposez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "supposé" / "supposez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,156 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposé" and "supposez" 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 #149,156 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.