Which to use
“surprendra” and “surprends” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,035
- “surprendra” frequency rank
- #31,273
- “surprends” frequency rank
- 71308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | surprendra | surprends |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de surprendre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de surprendre. |
Where the eye mixes surprendra and surprends
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: surprendra vs surprends
A purely visual mix-up. surprendra (\syʁ.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) and surprends (\syʁ.pʁɑ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
surprendra is recorded at frequency rank #40,035, classified as averb, pronounced \syʁ.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\. surprends is at rank #31,273, tagged as averb, pronounced \syʁ.pʁɑ̃\.
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 71308, this pair ranks #48,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of surprendra vs surprends
Shared letters: denprsu. Private to "surprendra": a. Private to "surprends": -.
"surprendra" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV · "surprends" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- surprendra ← sruprendra · ssurprendra · suprrendra · surperndra · surpprendra · surprednra · surprendar · surprenddra
- surprends ← sruprends · ssurprends · suprrends · surpernds · surpprends · surpredns · surprendds · surprendss
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "surprendra" and "surprends" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "surprendra" or "surprends"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "surprendra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "surprends" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,018 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "surprendra" and "surprends" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surprend vs surprendra". 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 #48,018 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.