Which to use
“supposées” is an adjective and “supposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,040
- “supposées” frequency rank
- #45,334
- “supposez” frequency rank
- 68374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposées | supposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Same sound, different letters: supposées vs supposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. supposées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) 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 - supposées and supposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposées 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 68374, 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\. 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 68374, this pair ranks #59,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supposées vs supposez
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "supposées": é. Private to "supposez": z.
"supposées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "supposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposez ← spuposez · ssupposez · supopsez · suposez · suppoesz · supposezz · suppossez · supposze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supposées" and "supposez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "supposées" or "supposez" show up more?
Useful next steps
"supposées" and "supposez" 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 "supposez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,436 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposées" 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 #59,436 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.