Which to use
“supposée” and “supposés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,792
- “supposée” frequency rank
- #15,515
- “supposés” frequency rank
- 26307
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposée | supposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de l’adjectif supposé. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. |
Same sound, different letters: supposée vs supposés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. supposée (CVCCVCVV) and supposés (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - supposée / supposés
This is the hard kind. supposée and supposés are pronounced identically (\sy.po.ze\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “supposée” becomes s in “supposés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26307, 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\. supposés is at rank #15,515, 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 26307, this pair ranks #335,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supposée vs supposés
Shared letters: opsué. Private to "supposée": e. Private to "supposés": -.
"supposée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "supposés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supposée" for "supposés" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
"supposée" and "supposés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #335,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposée" and "supposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supposés vs supposez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #335,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.