Which to use
“supposition” and “suppositions” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,039
- “supposition” frequency rank
- #26,199
- “suppositions” frequency rank
- 49238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supposition | suppositions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proposition que l’on suppose comme vraie ou comme possible, afin d’en tirer quelque induction. | Pluriel de supposition. |
Where the eye mixes supposition and suppositions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. supposition runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVVC) against suppositions's 12 (CVCCVCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between supposition and suppositions
A purely visual mix-up. supposition (\sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\) and suppositions (\sy.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\) 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 extra letter(s) - “supposition” sits inside “suppositions”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
supposition is recorded at frequency rank #23,039, classified as anoun, pronounced \sy.po.zi.sjɔ̃\. suppositions is at rank #26,199, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sy.pɔ.zi.sjɔ̃\.
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 49238, this pair ranks #172,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of supposition vs suppositions
Shared letters: inopstu. Private to "supposition": -. Private to "suppositions": -.
"supposition" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC · "suppositions" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- supposition ← spuposition · ssupposition · supopsition · suposition · suppoistion · supposiiton · suppositino · suppositionn
- suppositions ← spupositions · ssuppositions · supopsitions · supositions · suppoistions · supposiitons · suppositinos · suppositionns
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "supposition" for "suppositions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "supposition" or "suppositions"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "supposition" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suppositions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supposition" and "suppositions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "superposition vs supposition". 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 #172,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.