Which to use
“supposées” is an adjective and “supposer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,040
- “supposées” frequency rank
- #8,624
- “supposer” frequency rank
- 31664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposées | supposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. | Poser une chose pour établie, l’admettre par hypothèse, afin d’en tirer ensuite quelque induction. |
Same sound, different letters: supposées vs supposer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. supposées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against supposer's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - supposées and supposer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposées is recorded at frequency rank #23,040, 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 31664, this pair ranks #302,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supposées vs supposer
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "supposées": é. Private to "supposer": r.
"supposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "supposer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposer ← spuposer · ssupposer · supopser · suposer · suppoesr · supposerr · supposre · supposser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supposées" and "supposer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "supposées" or "supposer" show up more?
Useful next steps
"supposées" and "supposer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposées" 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 #302,377 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposées" and "supposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supposées 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 #302,377 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.