supprimévssupprimentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“supprimé” and “suppriment” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,035
“supprimé” frequency rank
#36,607
“suppriment” frequency rank
42642
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature supprimé suppriment
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de supprimer. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de supprimer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set supprimé and suppriment apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
supprimé
10 ch
suppriment

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. supprimé (\sy.pʁi.me\) and suppriment (\sy.pʁim\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

supprimé is recorded at frequency rank #6,035, classified as averb, pronounced \sy.pʁi.me\. suppriment is at rank #36,607, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.pʁim\.

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 42642, this pair ranks #224,070 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of supprimé vs suppriment

Shared letters: imprsu. Private to "supprimé": é. Private to "suppriment": ent.

"supprimé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "suppriment" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • supprimentspupriment · ssuppriment · suppirment · suppriemnt · supprimennt · supprimentt · supprimetn · supprimment

Frequency comparison

supprimé#6,035
suppriment#36,607

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "supprimé" and "suppriment" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\sy.pʁi.me\ versus \sy.pʁim\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "supprimé" or "suppriment"?
"supprimé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,035 in our French list, against #36,607 for "suppriment". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering supprimé vs suppriment

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “supprimé” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list