Which to use
“suspect” is an adjective and “suspectés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,530
- “suspect” frequency rank
- #40,037
- “suspectés” frequency rank
- 44567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspect | suspectés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui peut être soupçonné, qui prête au soupçon ; il se dit des personnes et des choses. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de suspecter. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set suspect and suspectés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspect is \sys.pɛ\ while suspectés is \sys.pɛk.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “suspect” sits inside “suspectés”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspect is recorded at frequency rank #4,530, classified as anadj, pronounced \sys.pɛ\. suspectés is at rank #40,037, tagged as averb, pronounced \sys.pɛk.te\.
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 44567, this pair ranks #209,511 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspect vs suspectés
Shared letters: cepstu. Private to "suspect": -. Private to "suspectés": é.
"suspect" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "suspectés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- suspect ← ssupect · ssuspect · supsect · susepct · suspcet · suspecct · suspectt · suspetc
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "suspect" and "suspectés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "suspect" or "suspectés"?
Remembering suspect vs suspectés
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “suspect”; for a verb, it's “suspectés”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “suspect” entry
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