Which to use
“supposent” and “supposez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,323
- “supposent” frequency rank
- #45,334
- “supposez” frequency rank
- 79657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposent | supposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Where the eye mixes supposent and supposez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. supposent runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCC) against supposez's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses supposent with supposez
A purely visual mix-up. supposent (\sy.poz\) and supposez (\sy.po.ze\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposent is recorded at frequency rank #34,323, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.poz\. 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 79657, this pair ranks #22,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supposent vs supposez
Shared letters: eopsu. Private to "supposent": nt. Private to "supposez": z.
"supposent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "supposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supposent" and "supposez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "supposent" or "supposez" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "supposent" and "supposez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposent" 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 #22,769 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposent" 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 #22,769 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.