Which to use
“supposés” is an adjective and “supposez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,515
- “supposés” frequency rank
- #45,334
- “supposez” frequency rank
- 60849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposés | supposez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Same sound, different letters: supposés vs supposez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. supposés and supposez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - supposés / supposez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: supposés 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposés is recorded at frequency rank #15,515, 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 60849, this pair ranks #95,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of supposés vs supposez
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "supposés": é. Private to "supposez": ez.
"supposés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "supposez" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposez ← spuposez · ssupposez · supopsez · suposez · suppoesz · supposezz · suppossez · supposze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supposés" for "supposez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "supposés" or "supposez"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "supposés" / "supposez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposés" 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 #95,467 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposés" 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 #95,467 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.