Which to use
“supprimé” and “supprimés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,035
- “supprimé” frequency rank
- #12,072
- “supprimés” frequency rank
- 18107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | supprimé | supprimés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de supprimer. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de supprimer. |
Same sound, different letters: supprimé vs supprimés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. supprimé runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against supprimés's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: supprimé vs supprimés
This is the hard kind. supprimé and supprimés are pronounced identically (\sy.pʁi.me\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “supprimé” sits inside “supprimés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18107, 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\. supprimés is at rank #12,072, tagged as averb, pronounced \sy.pʁi.me\.
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 18107, this pair ranks #379,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of supprimé vs supprimés
Shared letters: imprsué. Private to "supprimé": -. Private to "supprimés": -.
"supprimé" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "supprimés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "supprimé" and "supprimés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "supprimé" vs "supprimés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "supprimé" / "supprimés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "supprimé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "supprimés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,965 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "supprimé" and "supprimés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "supprimés vs suprêmes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #379,965 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.