Which to use
“supposer” is a verb and “supposés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,624
- “supposer” frequency rank
- #15,515
- “supposés” frequency rank
- 24139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposer | supposés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poser une chose pour établie, l’admettre par hypothèse, afin d’en tirer ensuite quelque induction. | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. |
Same sound, different letters: supposer vs supposés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. supposer and supposés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: supposer vs supposés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposer and supposés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \sy.po.ze\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, 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 24139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposer is recorded at frequency rank #8,624, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.po.ze\. supposés is at rank #15,515, tagged as anadj, 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 24139, this pair ranks #348,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supposer vs supposés
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "supposer": er. Private to "supposés": é.
"supposer" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "supposés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposer ← spuposer · ssupposer · supopser · suposer · suppoesr · supposerr · supposre · supposser
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supposer" and "supposés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "supposer" vs "supposés" - which ranks higher?
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 "supposer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supposés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposer" and "supposés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supposés 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 #348,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.