Which to use
“supposent” and “supposons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,323
- “supposent” frequency rank
- #18,332
- “supposons” frequency rank
- 52655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposent | supposons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Where the eye mixes supposent and supposons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. supposent and supposons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses supposent with supposons
A purely visual mix-up. supposent (\sy.poz\) and supposons (\sy.po.zɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52655, 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\. supposons is at rank #18,332, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.po.zɔ̃\.
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 52655, this pair ranks #146,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supposent vs supposons
Shared letters: nopsu. Private to "supposent": et. Private to "supposons": -.
"supposent" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC · "supposons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "supposent" and "supposons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "supposent" vs "supposons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposent" and "supposons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supposait vs supposent". 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 #146,171 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.