Which to use
“supposée” is an adjective and “supposer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,792
- “supposée” frequency rank
- #8,624
- “supposer” frequency rank
- 19416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposée | supposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de l’adjectif supposé. | Poser une chose pour établie, l’admettre par hypothèse, afin d’en tirer ensuite quelque induction. |
Same sound, different letters: supposée vs supposer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. supposée (CVCCVCVV) and supposer (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: supposée vs supposer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposée and supposer 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposée is recorded at frequency rank #10,792, classified as anadj, pronounced \sy.po.ze\. supposer is at rank #8,624, 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 19416, this pair ranks #373,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supposée vs supposer
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "supposée": é. Private to "supposer": r.
"supposée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "supposer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposer ← spuposer · ssupposer · supopser · suposer · suppoesr · supposerr · supposre · supposser
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "supposée" / "supposer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #373,373 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposée" and "supposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supposée 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 #373,373 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.