Which to use
“suspecter” is a verb and “suspects” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,638
- “suspecter” frequency rank
- #7,383
- “suspects” frequency rank
- 50021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | suspecter | suspects |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soupçonner ; tenir pour suspect. | Masculin pluriel de suspect. |
Where the eye mixes suspecter and suspects
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: suspecter vs suspects
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: suspecter is \sys.pɛk.te\ while suspects is \sys.pɛ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
suspecter is recorded at frequency rank #42,638, classified as averb, pronounced \sys.pɛk.te\. suspects is at rank #7,383, tagged as anadj, pronounced \sys.pɛ\.
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 50021, this pair ranks #165,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of suspecter vs suspects
Shared letters: cepstu. Private to "suspecter": r. Private to "suspects": -.
"suspecter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "suspects" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "suspecter" and "suspects" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "suspecter" or "suspects"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "suspecter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "suspects" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,914 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "suspecter" and "suspects" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "suspectée vs suspecter". 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 #165,914 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.