Which to use
“supposés” is an adjective and “supposons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,515
- “supposés” frequency rank
- #18,332
- “supposons” frequency rank
- 33847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposés | supposons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de l’adjectif supposé. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supposer. |
Where the eye mixes supposés and supposons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. supposés runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against supposons's 9 (CVCCVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between supposés and supposons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: supposés is \sy.po.ze\ while supposons is \sy.po.zɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33847, 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\. 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 33847, this pair ranks #287,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supposés vs supposons
Shared letters: opsu. Private to "supposés": é. Private to "supposons": n.
"supposés" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "supposons" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposons ← spuposons · ssupposons · supopsons · suposons · suppoosns · supposnos · supposonns · supposonss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supposés" for "supposons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "supposés" vs "supposons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "supposés" and "supposons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposés" 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 #287,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposés" and "supposons" 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 #287,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.