Which to use
“supposée” is an adjective and “supposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,792
- “supposée” frequency rank
- #45,334
- “supposez” frequency rank
- 56126
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposée | supposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de l’adjectif supposé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Same sound, different letters: supposée vs supposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - supposée and supposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposée 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56126, 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\. 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 56126, this pair ranks #123,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supposée vs supposez
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "supposée": é. Private to "supposez": z.
"supposée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "supposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposez ← spuposez · ssupposez · supopsez · suposez · suppoesz · supposezz · suppossez · supposze
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supposée" and "supposez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "supposée" or "supposez" show up more?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposée" 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 #123,100 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposée" 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 #123,100 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.